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Off the cuff: I figured that North Carolina might win by about 25 points. I just thought they'd look a little better doing it. Carolina seemed to be stuck between leads of 12 and 15. Normally that wouldn't seem bad but with the Heels jumping out 24-8 early, they should have put South Carolina away. The TV announcers seemed to miss the fact that Carolina made only 17 of 30 free throws. The game would have been put away earlier had the Heels just hit their free throws. While Reggie Bullock provided the outside firepower the last game with 23 points, this time it was freshman P.J. Hairston who did the trick with 19 points off five threes and four of six from the line. It's good to see that, on a night when Zeller can't get anything to fall and the Heels can't shoot free throws, that someone different provided the offensive spark. That being said, it's not a good sign that Bullock lights it up one game and disappears the next. He took only two shots in 20 minutes and missed both of them, ending with zero points. If Bullock or Hairston helps Harrison Barnes with the offensive scoring, especially away from the basket, I suppose everything will be fine. But I think some consistency needs to take place. If Bullock can go out and score one game and disappear the next and if Hairston can go out and score one game and disappear the nexzt, what happens if they both disappear at the same time?
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