PORTLAND—The numbers aren't pretty. In Thursday's 89-81 win over Portland, the Pilots' bench outscored Carolina's, 25-3.
That's the overwhelming stat. The deeper numbers are equally troublesome.
Portland's reserves, in about 63 minutes of action, hit nine of 17 shots from the field, while D'Marco Dunn's three-pointer before halftime was the only UNC bench basket in six attempts (in approximately 26 minutes).
Portland bench: eight rebounds. Carolina bench: one more rebound than Wanda.
Portland bench: six trips to the free throw line (making five). Carolina bench: zero trips to the free throw line.