Recap & Analysis: UAB 63 UNC 59

Posted Dec 1, 2013
If you wanted to know what would happen if a team decided to take Marcus Paige away for much of the game and no one else stepped up? This was that game. Couple Paige's offensive struggles with North Carolina being outclassed on the backboards to the tune of 52-37, the Tar Heels fell into a hole they couldn't quite climb out of and fell 63-59 to UAB. (Tar Heel Blog)

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