PLAYERS:
Desmond Hubert,
Reggie Bullock,
Leslie McDonald,
P.J. Hairston,
Dexter Strickland,
J.P. Tokoto
TEAMS: Mississippi State Bulldogs, North Carolina Tar Heels
TEAMS: Mississippi State Bulldogs, North Carolina Tar Heels
If there is one thing that you can say about UNC Basketball when it comes to tournaments is that the program does enjoy going to the Maui Invitational. When #9 North Carolina (4-0) defeated Mississippi State (1-2) by the final of 95 to 49 it was the 14th win (out of 16 games) overall and the tenth straight game that the Tar Heels have won in this tournament, which they have won three times.
Before I talk about the game, which in many ways was over before the first television time out and without a doubt before the first half had hit the ten minute mark, let’s just say that the Bulldogs are not a good team. Their first year coach has assembled a team with some left over players from the former man at the helm, some JUCO talent and some first year recruits. But between injuries and disciplinary problems this team is going to see much more losses than wins in the 2012-13 campaign. On the other hand, this does not mean that what the Heels did in this game is something to just set asid...
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