CHARLOTTE —The past two seasons for the North Carolina Tar Heels ended with confetti falling on their heads, first as Villanova celebrated in front of their eyes and next with redemption against Gonzaga.
This season ended with Tar Heel walk-ons on the court and the Texas A&M band playing the school’s fight song at the buzzer. The Aggies spanked West’s No. 2 seed in a city that’s always been friendly to UNC, winning 86-65 to give North Carolina only its second NCAA tournament loss in its past 14 games.
Carolina had no illusions about this A&M team.