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3rd Ranked North Carolina Lost 80-76 To Clemson Tuesday In Chapel Hill Following 93-84 Win Over Their Tobacco Road Rival Then 7th Ranked Duke Now 9th Ranked Duke Saturday In Chapel Hill

Following winning a game the Head Coach likely says next play to his team!

Apparently 3rd North Carolina didn’t receive that message as there was no next play for Hubert Davis, 3rd ranked North Carolina when they hosted Clemson Tuesday in Chapel Hill when they lost 80-76 following 93-84 win over tobacco road rival then 7th ranked Duke now 9th ranked Duke Saturday in Chapel Hill.

As 3rd ranked North Carolina lost 80-76 to Clemson Tuesday in Chapel Hill Harrison Ingram was 4-7 on field goals to go along with 6 rebounds, 1 assists , 1 steal , 11 points. Armando Bacot was 7-13 on field goals to go along with 13 rebounds, 1 assists , 1 steal, 5 points. RJ Davis was 7-22 on field goals, 5-12 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, 5 assists , 1 block, 22 points. Cormac Ryan was 1-10 on field goals, 0-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 points. Zayden High was 1-2 on field goals to go along with 4 rebounds, 1 assists , 2 points. Jalen Washington was 0-1 on field goals , 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 points. Paxson Wojcik was 2-4 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 steal, 7 points.

According to espn app

Following 3rd ranked North Carolina’s 80-76 loss to Clemson Tuesday in Chapel Hill North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis had this to say I didn’t particularly enjoy or like the practices leading up to the game tonight,”

Following 3rd ranked North Carolina’s 80-76 loss to Clemson Tuesday in Chapel Hill North Carolina forward Harrison Ingram who was 4-7 on field goals, 3-5 on 3 pointers to go along with 6 rebounds , 1 assists, 1 steal, 11 points had this to say!

We weren’t as live as we usually are. Everybody just — it kind of felt flat. I mean, that’s something we all noticed and tried to get ourselves going but it’s too late, once you start having to do that.”

“I think they were the hungrier team. They came out from the beginning like they really had nothing to lose. They played harder than us. They bullied us. They played better defense, better offense — they were the better team today.”

We just didn’t get out there on time,” he said. “And that’s something we haven’t done all year. Like we’ve always been on time. We’ve been punctual about all those things and just, all the little things added up.”

According to Andrew Carter News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article285144982.html

3rd ranked North Carolina is now going to prepare for the first of two match ups with Miami with the first one coming Saturday afternoon in Coral Gables Florida.

Tip off is set for 4:00pm from Watsco Center!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Brian Custer, Cory Alexander commentating!

Cory Alexander was a point guard for Virginia from 1991 -1995 where he played in 85 games averaged 15.1 points , 3.5 rebounds , 4.7 assists per game where he was 1992-1993 All-ACC 1993 All ACC Tourney before being drafted by San Antonio Spurs in the 1st round of 1995 NBA Draft as the 29th overall, pick, selection!