Armando Bacot channels 10 days of anger, frustration to fuel big game in win over Michigan

Posted Dec 2, 2021
Going up against No. 24 Michigan before the biggest and most raucous Smith Center crowd in two seasons was just the setting the Tar Heels needed to get things right in a 72-51 Big Ten/ACC Challenge victory. The determination of UNC’s players and coach Hubert Davis’ adjustments, such as double-teaming the post, gave him his first signature win. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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