Tar Heels leave frustrated after holding off East Carolina

Posted Dec 16, 2012
Within two minutes of opening his postgame comments to reporters, North Carolina coach Roy Williams calmly had used a version of the word “frustrated” six times. Not one, not two, not three, but six times while beginning to delve into his thoughts on the 21st-ranked Tar Heels’ 93-87 squeaker past East Carolina at the Smith Center. (Burlington Times News)

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