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Since the NCAA tournament group was announced, the North Carolina Tar Heels They have caught tons of reaction, since many believed that they should have been out of the 68 teams that made “the dance.”
Maybe those enemies have been silenced now.
The tar demolished the Aztecs of the State of San Diego In its confrontation of “first four” on Tuesday night, 95-68, to win the seed No. 11 in the southern region. UNC will face the number 6 of Ole Miss in the first round on Friday.
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The Aztec Guard of the State of San Diego, Wayne McKinney III (3), plays the ball defended by the North Carolina Guard, the RJ Davis guard (4) in the first half in UD Arena. (Rick Osantoski-Imagn images)
UNC was the last team to receive a place In the tournamentAnd they still had to play for their seed in Dayton, Ohio, against one of the main defenses in university basketball. The Aztecs of the chief coach Brian Dutcher can be suffocating at that end of the floor, but the Tar Heels did not seem like this on Tuesday night.
They exploded in the first half, shooting 60.9% as a team (14-23) and did all except two of their nine triples in the process. There were also 12 of 12 of the Charity Strip to go out with 47 points, which were crowned by triple RJ Davis when the bell rang for part time.
Meanwhile, the Aztecs were fighting in the offensive wing to go along with their defensive deficiencies, shooting only 26.7% in the first half and climbing only 4 of 16 from beyond the arch. They finished half with 23 points, and the 24 -point deficit was one of which they could not return.
The second half also addressed UNC, surpassing the Aztecs, 48-45, to cost the victory.
North Carolina striker Tar Heels Jae’lyn Withers (24) controls a rebound in front of the Aztec striker of the state of San Diego, Pharaoh Compton (5) In the first half in UD Arena. (Rick Osantoski-Imagn images)
As a team, the Tar Heels fired an amazing 52.6% from the field and 58.3% of three (14-24), while charged in the free throw line with 21 of 24.
Davis was the top scorer of the game with 26 points in 8 of 12 shots, including a perfect 6 per 6 of the land of three points. He also had two assists.
Jae’lyn Withers also achieved a double for UNC, totaling 10 rebounds and 10 points, while Seth Trimble contributed 16 points from the bank in 5 of 10 shots. Ven-Alley Lubin also had 12 most, eight of which came from the free throw line.
The North Carolina Guard, Elliot Cadeau (3) reacts in the first half against the Aztecs of the State of San Diego in UD Arena. (Rick Osantoski-Imagn images)
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As for the Aztecs, they ended up shooting 39.7% from the field, which will not do so in March.
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