It wasn’t pretty, but Carolina entered March like a lion by holding off a hungry Clemson squad in an 81-79 victory Saturday night in Littlejohn Coliseum. In a battle the No. 5 Heels (24-5, 14-2 ACC) almost certainly would have lost before the New Year, assistant coach Steve Robinson took over for a dizzy Roy Williams and led UNC to a gut-check win for the program’s 21st win in the last 23 meetings with Clemson (17-12, 7-9).
Freshman point guard Coby White led the Heels with 28 points, six rebounds, five assists, and two steals.