It was not another early season tune-up, like most Tar Heel fans expected. Carolina had to buckle down against a hot-shooting Brown Bears team that came ready to play after a year off. Here are three things learned from the 94-87 win over Brown.

First-Half defensive woes

Brown led 50-47 at the half. The three-point lead isn’t the big news, it’s the total points scored. That’s bad.

North Carolina allowed 50 points in the first half.

That is the more than the Tar Heels have allowed in any half at home in the previous two seasons.