North Carolina’s slow starts once again proved to be their undoing, snapping their five-game win streak over NC State. The same offensive struggles that have plagued the Tar Heels remained a problem throughout the game,, but ultimately it was a porous defense that dropped them to 0-1 in conference play.
The Heels entered the first media timeout only trailing 11-8. During the commercial break it seemed that UNC may have found a temporary respite from their early scoring troubles. Those hopes quickly vanished after the Heels tied the game at 15-15. Shakeel Moore went on a personal 8-0 run, and scored 13 of State’s next 15 points.