Wednesday night won't go on C.B. McGrath's season highlight tape. The second-year UNC-Wilmington head coach's team competed hard in the first half and was within 44-35 at the break, but fell victim to too many missed shots in the second half—partially caused by better Carolina defense, but also somewhat self-inflicted with some easy missed shots—on the way to a 97-69 defeat.
McGrath is incredibly competitive; the fact that his team wasn't supposed to win this game won't matter to him. He'll stew over the lack of competitiveness in the second half and allowing Carolina to shoot 18-for-28 (64.