The Tar Heels may have lost for the first time since December last night, but the Player of the Game remains very familiar.
RJ Davis once again led North Carolina in scoring and willed them back from down eight to a one-point lead with 30 seconds remaining, which they unfortunately couldn’t sustain. Playing without Elliot Cadeau for most of the second half put RJ into create mode, and he kept the Tar Heels afloat when they were on the ropes. He nearly had a game-winner (or potential game-winning free throws), as he was bumped on the last possession tossing up a fading floater to win it, but unfortunately, the shot did not fall and the whistle never came.