Reloading UNC ruins Isiah's debut

Isiah Thomas stood on the sideline and ordered his undersized Florida International team to spread the court against the defending national champions. That's when North Carolina's Deon Thompson walked over and teasingly asked why Thomas had to make the bigger Tar Heels defend so much on the perimeter. "He just started laughing and said, 'Man, that's the only thing I can do,'" Thomas said.