A look back: UNC shows it’s more than just a perimeter team

Posted Feb 21, 2019
So much for the theory that UNC is just a jump-shooting team that can’t win without 3-pointers. In the Tar Heels’ worst 3-point shooting game of the season, they found an impressive path to victory in transition and inside to overwhelm Duke 88–72 on Wednesday. Cameron Johnson never would have believed UNC could win going 2 of 20 from 3-point range. (Triangle Sports Network)

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