Well it wasn’t easy and it certainly wasn’t pretty, but UNC survived a pesky Clemson team on the road with a late bucket by Brady Manek and a missed three-pointer at the buzzer by David Collins for a 79-77 win. Carolina shot 50% from the field but led for just 16 minutes of the game.
After falling behind early, the Tar Heels closed the first half on a 22-6 run that put them ahead by five points at the break. Armando Bacot scored 15 of his points in the first half to lead the team, but we’ll get back to that later.