In an all-too familiar story for this year’s UNC Tar Heels, the team after a long break couldn’t muster up the requisite energy for a game, had a cold player on the opposition go nuclear from three, and didn’t have the offensive firepower inside or out to make up the difference. The Wisconsin Badgers were the opponent this time, and they absolutely overpowered UNC in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 85-62.
The game started as a slow, fairly back-and-forth affair, with Wisconsin leading by one to two field goals through the majority of the first half before, at 25-19 Badgers with 6 minutes to go, Wisconsin went on a 16-5 run to end the half, paced by hot shooting by Brad Davison and D’Mitrik Trice, and led 40-24 at the break.