Record-Setting Barrage of Attempted Threes Proves Costly For Tar Heels

Posted Nov 14, 2026
Pro-analytics or not, no calculation promotes taking a record-setting 38 3-point attempts and making 23.7 percent of them, which is what UNC did in its 78-70 loss to Georgia. "We had some pretty good looks," Michael Malone said. "We were just unable to knock them down. But it’s just being more disciplined with the game plan, and we’ll learn from it." (Inside Carolina)

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