1. Bad finish for Carolina in the PKI semifinals on a Black Friday overall for UNC sports, as Iowa State finished hot and toppled the temporarily top-ranked Tar Heels, 70-65. It was the third win for Iowa State in program history over the nation's #1 team.
2. Turnovers down the stretch doomed Carolina. The Tar Heels coughed it up three times in a row in a one score and tie game. That was enough juice for Iowa State, which was on fire from the field in the closing minutes, to take the lead and hold on. Turnovers ended up being a big storyline after Carolina had done a good job taking care of the ball in the first half; the Heels finished with 14 miscues and Iowa State turned those into 21 points.