After a long time waiting, the hardwood Tar Heels are finally back, and they opened the season with a win that, while maybe tougher than expected, showed a ton of promise for the season ahead. After an almost evenly fought first 30 minutes between UNC and the Radford Highlanders, the Heels pulled away from Radford and won their first game of the year, 86-70.
The game was an offensive explosion to start, with the Heels hitting 7 of their first 9 shots and Radford answering by making 4 of their first 6, which led to an early 17-10 lead for the home team.