North Carolina suffered its fifth loss of the season and fourth to an AP-ranked top-10 team on Tuesday. The loss to Florida felt different than the rest though as UNC basketball held the lead with just under two minutes remaining in regulation.
After several miscues, turnovers, and missed rebounding opportunities, the undefeated, No. 7-ranked Florida tied the game, took the lead, and hit several clutch free throws to pull away and take their 11th win of the season.
As a team, the Tar Heels finished 5-for-28 from the three-point line with double-digit turnovers and a 10-rebound deficit throughout the 40 minutes.
Hubert Davis told Inside Carolina that there was more than just three-point shooting that contributed to the team’s heartbreaking loss against Florida.
Yes, 5-for-28 (on 3-pointers), that would be great if we shot a better percentage. But we were up by four with four minutes to go. It’s all about the little details that make big things happen, box outs, rebounding, making free throws, that’s what it comes down to. So there’ll be games when we’re shooting the ball extremely well from 3. We didn’t do it tonight, but that wasn’t the factor which led us to losing the game. There were a number of (times) where we just didn’t rebound the basketball, especially down the stretch.
Regardless of what the real reason is for UNC’s struggles, things are going to have to change and change quickly. Hubert Davis will get another shot at a top-25-ranked opponent on Saturday in New York as the team battles with No. 18-ranked UCLA.
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