On Friday night, UNC improved to 2-0 with a 49-point win over Elon on the road. While all 40 minutes weren’t pretty, more on that in a second, overall it was a much better performance from the Tar Heels than on Tuesday. Not surprising considering the final margin.
There’s only so much you will find out about a team in a big win over a sub-200 team in the KenPom rankings, but here are three things that stood out.
The defense could still use a little work
ESPN caught Roy Williams walking off the court at halftime, and he didn’t look nearly as happy as most coaches would with a near 20-point lead, having scored 63 points on 54% shooting.