Lucas: Wofford Rapid Reactions

1. Carolina led the whole method notching a 109-70 win over Wofford to relocate to 2-0 on the season.

2. The story of that video game was the bench. With Carolina constructing an early lead and sustaining it, Michael Malone had the ability to offer lots of playing time to the reserves. And they reacted, collecting 58 points and almost outscoring Wofford by themselves. 5 of the 6 gamers who played the most minutes came off the bench.

3. It’s tough to select a standout from the bench, since everybody contributed, however Maximo Adams was outstanding. Sean May stated Monday night that the Heels required Adams to be more active on the glass. He took it to heart, gathering his very first profession double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

4. Jaydon Young Had a terrific shooting day, striking 4 three-pointers and scoring a UNC-high 15 points.

5. After taking control of half their basket from three-point variety on Monday, Carolina’s offending method altered drastically on Friday. The Heels took simply 8 threes out of 32 very first half basket and ended up the video game having actually taken simply 25 out of 73 shots from range.

6. The Heels revealed on the video game’s extremely first belongings that this was going to be a various efficiency than Monday night’s win over Western Carolina. Jarin Stevenson took the ball straight to the rim at the very first chance and knocked through a two-handed dunk through contact. That set the tone for an aggressive, gritty getaway. Stevenson had 10 points and 3 rebounds.

7. It was likewise the very best general trip (if it’s beginning to seem like nearly whatever was excellent, that’s due to the fact that it was) for Terrence Brown in his really young UNC profession. The guard had a team-high 21 points, shot an effective 7-for-11, and just had one turnover. As a group, Carolina had simply 8 turnovers as it continues to carry out well in a location Malone highlights.

8. Carolina’s shift video game was the very best it’s remained in this young year. The Heels had 24 points in the very first 8 minutes of the video game and completed in Bojangle’s area. That consisted of 20 quick break points.

9. The UNC bench was a huge part of that very first half efficiency. Reserves contributed 21 points (Alex Samodurov had 9 on his method to 13 for the video game) and 14 rebounds (Adams had 7, consisting of 2 offending). Angelo Brizzi Included some energy and was +21 for the video game.

10. Carolina has actually now won 20 straight video games at the Smith. It’s the tenth-longest home winning streak in program history.

11. Some individuals feel in one’s bones how to manage a microphone, and you can put Roger Ayers because classification. When the authorities was examining a bodycheck by Wofford’s Cam Lowe in the very first half, Ayers finished the evaluation by getting the in-arena mic and revealing, “After review, it was an obvious flagrant one foul.” You need to value the sincerity.

12. The “We want Holbrook” chants began with 3:26 left in the video game, and Malone rapidly complied. He placed Holbrook nearly right away and the Hickory native adhered to a rebound.

13. The Heels are back in the Smith Center Tuesday night versus Wyoming. It will be Carolina’s 600th video game in the Smith Center.