North Carolina dominated Texas Southern, as a #1 seed should, on their way to a decisive victory over the 16 seed Friday afternoon. Coach Roy Williams pulled the last of his starters with more than five minutes left to go in the game to give them some rest before Sunday’s battle with Arkansas.
As they have done most of this season, Carolina dominated the boards against the Tigers. They out-rebounded Texas Southern 54 to 27 on their way to 29 second chance points. UNC’s bench also made a huge difference in the game with 46 points from the reserves.