Sometimes in basketball, the key player in a game is not the one that scores the most points. Sometimes, the guard who dishes out a bunch of assists had the best game. Sometimes, it’s a player who shutdown a crucial opposing player on defense. Sometimes, it’s the person who came up with the big player in the key moments.
However, sometimes, you don’t need to put too much thought into it, and the player of the game is the guy who scored the most points. That was pretty clearly the situation for North Carolina on Tuesday night.