Miami scorches No. 9 Tar Heels in ACC showdown 77-62

Posted Jan 28, 2017
North Carolina has often played with the kind of offensive brilliance this season that has left school officials flipping through the record book. There was some searching again on Saturday – but only to see where the Tar Heels’ first-half misery might have ranked. One of the worst first halves in recent UNC history doomed the Tar Heels to a 77-62 defeat at Miami. (Durham Herald-Sun)

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