Surging Tar Heels pound the ball inside consistently, hold off Pitt

Posted Jan 27, 2021
Roy Williams has a lot of reasons to be happy. Not only has UNC won three straight games and six of its last seven, the Tar Heels are doing it the way he loves — with the offense getting the ball to their big men. With better facilitating from point guards Caleb Love and R.J. Davis, the Tar Heels pounded it inside against Pittsburgh in a 76-65 victory. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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