Recap & Analysis: Butler 74 UNC 66

Posted Nov 26, 2014
Obviously that was less than ideal. UNC failed to seize opportunities early in the game to take control of the game then played really poorly in the second half on the way to a 74-66 loss to Butler in the first game of the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament. There are a variety of stats that could be thrown around to explain this game but the most daunting one is the rebounding numbers. (Tar Heel Blog)

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