On Tuesday night in Dayton, UNC left no question as to which team should’ve been the NCAA Tournament’s odd one out.
The No. 11 seed Tar Heels blew out San Diego State at the First Four in Dayton Tuesday night, leading by as many as 40 points on their way to a 95-68 win.
R.J. Davis led all scorers with 26 points and tied his season high with six made three-pointers in a spotless 6-6 performance from downtown. The long-distance bonanza also tied a single-game NCAA Tournament record for a Tar Heel, as Davis equaled previous marks from Caleb Love (twice), Shammond Williams and Marcus Paige. Davis also surpassed UNC’s NCAA Tournament record for most made threes without a miss. The previous record-holder was current head coach Hubert Davis.
UNC’s XX points were the most allowed by the Aztecs all season. Against a San Diego State defense which led the nation in opposing field-goal percentage, the Tar Heels shot 30-57 (52.6 percent) from the floor. On the other side of the ball, the Carolina defense held San Diego State to a 23-58 (39.7) shooting performance. The Aztecs didn’t make consecutive shots for the entire first half, which ended with UNC leading 47-23.
The win improves UNC to 23-13 overall this season. The Tar Heels will play No. 6 seed Ole Miss in the first round of the tournament Friday in Milwaukee at 4:05 p.m.
Featured image via Associated Press/Jeff Dean
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