Well, North Carolina survived. From last Thursday to Monday, Duke, NC State, and Notre Dame all tried to defeat the Heels. All failed. As a result, North Carolina has now reversed their season’s fortunes and won four straight. If you’re wondering how that may have happened, you may be surprised that they accomplished this feat with defense.
More specifically, UNC appeared to have a different defensive wrinkle for each team. This is not unusual. Yet, after getting annihilated from behind the arc during its three-game losing streak, the Heels were are at a loss for words in trying to describe what was happening.