UNC Tar Heels Basketball Team Lose On a 3 pointer at the Buzzer

by Derrick Clyburn

The Tar Heels basketball team had six days off coming into senior night. Joel Berry got engaged and North Carolina came out flat against a Miami team desperate for a win to stay in contention for an NCAA birth. UNC struggled all night against the screen and roll. They couldn’t get enough stops to take control of the game. Miami hit a 3 pointer at the buzzer to spoil senior night for Berry and Pinson. Joel Berry led all scoring with 31 points in his last game in the Smith Center.

UNC Game Stats

North Carolina

Box Score  FG   3PT   FT    REB  AST STL  BLK  TO  PF  PTS

1. Pinson        3-9   2-4     4-4     2       11      2       2       3       2       12
2. Maye           6-10 1-3     1-2     10      0       0       0       2       3       14
3. Rohlman   0-0   0-0     0-0     1       0       0       0       1       0       0
4. Ma               0-0    0-0     0-0     0       0       0       0       0       0     0
5. Berry II      11-17 5-8     4-7     2       3       3       1       3       3       31
6. Brooks       1-2    0-0     0-0     6       0       0       0       0       1       2
7. Manley      0-0   0-0     1-2     0        0       0       0       0       1       1
8. Platek        0-1    0-1     0-0     0       0       0       0       0       0       0
9. Woods      0-1    0-1     0-0     0       0       1       0       3       2       0
10. Johnson   7-10 3-5     3-5     5       2       0       0       0       2       20
11. Williams  3-7    2-5     0-0     2       2       1        1        1        2       8

TEAM 31-57 13-27  13-20  31   18      7       4       13    16      88

54.4%   48.1%   65.0%

Miami

Box Score         FG     3PT  FT   REB AST  STL BLK TO  PF   PTS

1. Huell                    6-10 0-0   2-2     8       0       1       1       1       3       14
2. Newton              5-11  1-1     4-4     0       3      0       0       0       1       15
3. Lawrence II      2-5   0-1    2-2     3       2       1       0       1       3       6
4. Lykes                  6-12 4-8   2-2     1       4       1       0       5       3       18
5. Walker IV          5-11 3-7    0-1     0       1       1       0       0       1       13
6. Waardenburg  1-3  1-3     0-0     2       4       2       1       1       4       3
7. Izundu                5-6  0-0    2-2     5       0       1       0       0       3       12
8. Vasiljevic          4-4  2-2     0-0     3       0       0       0       2       1       10

TEAM  34-62   11-22   12-13   27      14      7       2       10      19      91

54.8%   50.0%   92.3%

UNC Bright Spots

Joel Berry had 31 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, and 3 steals.

Cam Johnson had 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists.

Theo Pinson had 12 points, 11 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals.

Luke Maye had 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Needs Work

The bench needs to be productive when they are in the game so the starters do not have to play so many minutes.

 Final Observations

UNC has to get better defensively if they want to achieve their postseason goals. Manley needs to be used more when teams are dribble driving to the basket. Teams know there is no one to protect the rim.  The Tar Heels don’t have long to sulk. They have to prepare for their season finale against Duke Saturday night. I think the six days off hurt the team’s flow and groove.