It wasn’t quite as sweaty as the Brown game, but once again, UNC found themselves down at the half to a hot-shooting mid-major opponent, then adjusted in the second half and eventually outscored their opponents — this time the Cougars of the College of Charleston. On a road trip to the first hostile college arena that several of UNC’s players have played in, the Heels took a punch from an aggressive team, then punched back and maintained a lead for much of the second half. Ahead of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament this weekend, here are some takeaways from Hubert Davis’ first road win as a head coach:
The turnover problem may not be all the way gone
Through two games, whatever gripes you might have had with the team (defense, lower assist rate, various players’ playing time), it looked like last year’s primary bugaboo, turnovers, had been addressed: Caleb Love had just one turnover through two games, R.