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Off the cuff: Harrison Ingram had a dreadful shooting night at Pittsburgh but he was intrical to the win. He didn't even score until the last six minutes but he controlled the boards with 15 rebounds. Just two of 14 from the field, he missed a number of short shots that normally go down. Can't say he didn't sweat it because he sweated so much that his uniform was a darker blue than the other Tar Heels' uniforms. But he was disciplined on the defensive end and he came up with five offensive rebounds and three assists. Despite it being a frustrating game for him and the Tar Heels offense in general (the Tar Heels didn't score until the 13:37 mark of the first half), Coach Davis said "this was one of the best wins. It's a happy lockerroom and I'm happy for this team and this program." Sounds like some relief after losing to Pitt three straight times in emotional games. Carolina's defense handled Pitt's top three-point guy Blake Hinson, who was just two of 11 from beyond the arc. The Ted Valentine-led officiating crew had a rough night as they made several suspect calls and had a hard time controlling a physical game. Even worse than the officiating was the TV coverage. The camera work was the worst of any Carolina game this season and Corey Alexander's "paragraph when a brisk sentence would do" color commentary was onerous. You can turn down the volume but the camera work was horrendous. The camera was not nearly zoomed in enough on the action - way too wide an angle during play and especially on free throws. There were strange cuts from one camera to another while action was going on. When they did show close ups of people it was at inopportune times or they lingered on faces way too long. Very frustrating. I'm thinking that the regular crew is still on holiday break and a backup crew was used. I certainly hope that explains it.
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