North Carolina was bounced from the NCAA Tournament after a thrilling win over San Diego State in the First Four game in Dayton. In Milwaukee, Ole Miss was the latest team to jump on UNC in the first half, and the Tar Heels just didn't have enough juice to clinch the comeback.
It was a performance that made you want to pull your hair out, pull out some more, then maybe clutch your couch pillows hopefully, before believing that the impossible was possible, and finally ending with a sickening thud. The season is gone, and it was lost in a way that became painfully common all year. Let's look at some lessons learned from the UNC basketball program's NCAA Tournament loss to Mississippi.