For Tar Heel fans on the East Coast, last night’s this morning’s game against Hawaii was a battle of staying awake past 2:00 AM to try and catch Carolina in action in Honolulu. At the game itself, Carolina was in a battle of overcoming being out-rebounded by a wide margin by the Rainbow Warriors, foul trouble, and a lack of production from their big men. They treaded the necessary water in order to come away with the 87-69 win, but not without some real concern.
First halves in which UNC doesn’t run away from opponents they are better than on paper has become a bit of a hallmark of the 2024 season so far, and last night was no different.