Lucas: The Details

University of North Carolina Athletics

November 14, 2026 | Men's Basketball, Featured Writers, Adam Lucas

Too many breakdowns doomed the Tar Heels against Georgia.

By Adam Lucas

Before Carolina had even inbounded the ball, Michael Malone had already furiously turned to his bench.

"Clip that!" he barked.

There were just over five minutes left in the first half of Friday night's game against Georgia, and Malone's Tar Heels had just given up a wide-open three-pointer to Marcus Millender. It would ultimately be one of 14 trifectas made by the Bulldogs, but it wasn't the three-pointer that had the first-year UNC head coach hot.

Instead, it was the play that led to the three-pointer. Terrence Brown had…