What Hubert, RJ Davis said after UNC basketball’s ACCT loss to Duke

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Hear what UNC head coach Hubert Davis and star guard RJ Davis said after Friday’s ACC Tournament Semifinals loss to Dule.

The first UNC-Duke basketball matchup this year was a blowout. Saturday, March 8 in Chapel Hill wasn’t much better.

It appeared the ACC Tournament Semifinal matchup on Friday, March 14 was heading towards a blowout, but North Carolina came roaring back in the second half. The Tar Heels dug themselves too deep a hole, though, losing 74-71 in a game that could very well decide their NCAA Tournament fate.

UNC (22-13, 13-7) had every excuse to win Friday’s game, facing a Blue Devils (30-3, 19-1) squad without superstar Cooper Flagg and top defender Maliq Brown. Instead, North Carolina trailed by 21 points at halftime and endured perimeter shooting woes that plagued it all season long.

Also as the Tar Heels did all season long, they showed plenty of fight and overcame a massive second-half deficit. UNC actually had a chance to take the lead with under five seconds to go, as starting center Ven-Allen Lubin went to the line for a pair of free throws.

Lubin missed the front end, then Jae’Lyn Withers got called for a lane violation I haven’t seen in ages. I watch so many games where that same play isn’t called – and it’s tough Friday’s game had to end on one.

You can go ahead and blame North Carolina’s loss on Withers’ timely mistake, but Withers is one of the main reasons the Tar Heels were playing Friday in the first place. UNC lost because of digging itself in a 20-plus point hole during the first half.

North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis had quite a few things to say in his postgame press conference, while star guard RJ Davis joined him for a couple questions.

Hubert on his feelings about the 2024-2025 Tar Heels

“I can’t be more proud of a team than I am right now. Just love these guys to death. I love their fight, I love their togetherness, I love how close they are. I told them after the game, I didn’t think I could be more proud of a group than I am…

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Publish date : 2025-03-15 12:03:00

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