Off the cuff: While Carolina had to overcome Andrew Goudelock - something the Heels couldn't do last year - Goudelock only hit 11 of 27 points and he went 10 minutes without a point. Dexter Strickland mainly had the responsibility in covering Goudelock. During the two minutes in which Goudelock hit those 13 points, including three threes, he really had no open shots. He just hit very, very long or tightly-covered shots. Carolina got into the more uptempo, fast-breaking style in the second half and tired the Cougars. With a little better free throw shooting and without those wild threes from Goudelock, it would have been a comfortable margin. But it wasn't. "I loved our poise," UNC coach Roy Williams said. "they go up five and Goudelock's making some unbelievable shots, and we kept playing. I don't want to call a timeout and have the kids panic. I think you get stronger through the course of your program if the kids can figure it out themselves." Even though Williams seems to be trying to inject confidence in his young team for the way they persevered, it's going to be tough for the Heels to win at Illinois Tuesday. |
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