“We didn’t expect to lose this game,” sophomore guard Langston Reynolds said in a post-game media session, describing the atmosphere in the Bears locker room as low. “We all know we could’ve played better. Every single guy that stepped on the floor, we all know we could’ve played better. We just didn’t do it.”
UNC flipped the script in the second half, outscoring the Hornets 53-43 while shooting nearly 81% from the floor (17 of 21), getting 23 points off 11 turnovers, 24 points in the paint and 11-0 on fast-break points.