Slow Starts Still Plaguing UNC Basketball As ACC Play Approaches
Posted Dec 17, 2025
In another first half to forget, Hubert Davis’ squad trailed 21-19 to ETSU with 7:18 remaining before a 19-9 run opened a 38-30 halftime lead for North Carolina. "We are allowing the other team to impose their will on us instead of imposing our will on the other team to start the game," said freshman Caleb Wilson after the game. "That’s on all of us."
(Inside Carolina)
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