Lucas: UNLV Rapid Reactions

By Adam Lucas

1. A quietly dominant performance by Carolina in the Maui Invitational opener. After the game was tied at 27 in the first half, the Tar Heels obliterated UNLV, going on a 45-14 run until the bench was emptied at the four minute media timeout. Carolina won, 78-51.

2. Nervous first few minutes in Asheville, but Carolina methodically began to do exactly what it should do to a smaller UNLV squad--punish them on the backboards, continue to pound the ball into the paint, and grab roughly half the offensive rebound opportunities. The Tar Heels rebounded just three of their first ten misses. They finished with 19 offensive rebounds on 35 missed shots.

3. Thank goodness Andrew Platek is…