The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the East Carolina Pirates 99-51 on Monday night at the Dean E. Smith Center.
It was a complete outing for the Tar Heels, who led by 19 points 10 minutes into the game, which demonstrates how dominant they were throughout the course of the game. North Carolina had four players with at least 12 points, which had not been a feature of the team in recent weeks.
While speaking with the media during his postgame press conference, head coach Hubert Davis shared his thoughts on the Tar Heels’ performance in the blowout victory.
Davis’ Thoughts
- “I felt like we were consistently in transition,” Davis said. “I felt like we got back to our transition, pass-break game, like we did against Ohio State, and I felt like we took levels up tonight. Obviously, it depends on getting stops and getting rebounds, but I felt like we consistently had five guys sprinting to the offensive end. We were living in transition.”
- “I think it’s the fourth straight game we’ve had 20 assists or more, so just sharing the basketball and being in a good spot in terms of getting everybody involved,” Davis continued.
Although the opposing team was not the caliber of some of the squads the Tar Heels will face in ACC play, North Carolina maintained a consistent performance throughout the entirety of the game. After scoring 49 points in the first half, the Tar Heels totaled 50 points in the second half…