Two losses in a row that on the face of current form looks destined to become three. A free fall in offensive production on a team that required the Tar Heels to put up basketball points to win games. When the well dried up, it got ugly. So it goes with UNC’s heartbreaking loss to NC State to close the regular season.
Carolina had lived on a razor’s edge all season, shrugging off defensive worries because the offense always bailed them out. Well, against Georgia Tech and NC State, the well ran dry, and the Tar Heels looked very ordinary.