Tar Heels get out of the zone
Posted Feb 1, 2017
Another night, another zone, and as long as Theo Pinson is on the bench, it’s likely North Carolina’s opponents will keep throwing the defense at the Tar Heels. UNC was good enough to escape with an 80-78 victory over Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, but the last-place Panthers were able to slow the Tar Heels enough to make a game of it at the Smith Center.
(Winston-Salem Journal)
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