Recap & Analysis: UNC 78 UCLA 56

Posted Nov 27, 2014
The answer to the question of whether the Tar Heels could bounce back from the loss to Butler was a resounding "affirmative" as UNC dismantled UCLA 78-56 in the loser's bracket of the Battle 4 Atlantis. If there was any question as to how seriously Roy Williams took the lack of rebounding effort on Wednesday it disappeared when UNC's startling lineup was revealed. (Tar Heel Blog)

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