Lessons Learned from UNC basketball's second-half surge win over East Tennessee State

Slow First Half

ETSU had a great game plan to stymie North Carolina. They were Virginia-esque in their patience to take the shot clock down to the wire and sent bodies to the boards to try and get offensive rebounds and then play that awful tune all over again. Five of their six offensive rebounds came in the first half, and Hubert Davis must have been like Owen Hart in the halftime locker room. "Enough is enough! It's time for a change."

Before they got to halftime, though, Caleb Wilson was able to give the Tar Heels some juice, with an act of violence that could get you 25 years to life:

With blood rushing to their heads, UNC came out in the second half ready to put the boots to ETSU. They started the half with a 12-0 run, and at that point, the only thing in doubt was the final margin.