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Nate Britt sparks UNC men's basketball with defensive intensity in win over Tennessee

Nate Britt had just about heard it all by the time Sunday’s second half started.

Roy Williams had already lit into his North Carolina basketball team after the first media timeout. Then at halftime, assistant coach Steve Robinson gave Britt and teammate Justin Jackson an earful for a first-half defensive effort — or lack thereof — that allowed Tennessee to shoot 65.4 percent, tied for the fourth-highest percentage in a half by a visiting team in Smith Center history.

“They came out and played with more energy than us,” first-year wing Brandon Robinson said. “(Williams) thought we were prepared for the game, but we didn’t come out with energy.