As Washington prepared to take the floor for the second half, head coach Mike Hopkins sat down to address his players.
“Hey, hey,” he said. “Fly around.”
It’s the phrase Hopkins has often used this season to describe the Huskies at their best: Active on defense, moving the ball and penetrating on. offense. Instead, though, UW watched top-seeded North Carolina’s eight-point halftime lead explode as the Tar Heels opened the second half on a 13-3 run and ran away with a 81-59 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday.
After David Crisp hit a 3-pointer less than a minute into the second half, the Huskies didn’t score again for nearly 5 minutes.