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Off the cuff: Two stretches early all but ended any chance the Tar Heels could come back against Miami. First, the Tar Heels turned the ball over on five consecutive trips down the floor as Miami outscored Carolina 14-0. The Hurricanes ended up scoring 30 points on 14 UNC turnovers over the course of the game. Meanwhile the Heels scored only five points off five Hurricane turnovers. The second stretch came shortly after the first when the Tar Heels missed nine shots in a row and went nearly five minutes without a point. Before they finally scored, Miami was up 30-11. Carolina had won five straight against Miami, including last-year's last second win on a Platek shot at the buzzer. It took three of those wins to equal the 28-point differential. I haven't checked this independently but the Carolina basketball network reported that the 49-22 halftime deficit was the largest deficit at the break in UNC basketball history. An aside, with five minutes to go Bacot fell hard on his back, injuring his elbow and hip. Apparently it will just be bruised, Coach Davis said. The ACC Network switched away from Bacot when he got up to walk. They were showing the replay, which they should have already done. The audience wanted to see how Bacot moved to try to figure out the extent of the injury. Poor camerawork.
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