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UNC basketball struggles mightily from perimeter in loss to NC State
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Without their top two scorers for Tuesday night's in-state rivalry clash against NC State , the North Carolina Tar Heels needed contributions across their roster.
Jarin Stevenson and Zayden High provided a needed spark during Saturday's win vs. Pitt . UNC's new starting post duo played well again against the Pack on Tuesday, but a lackluster overall shooting performance loomed large.
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North Carolina made just 19 of its 60 attempts (32 percent) attempts from the field. The Tar Heels shot particularly poor from deep, sinking only 5-of-33 (15%) attempts.
After UNC's loss, head coach Hubert Davis highlighted the importance of his players needing to make threes – and why their lack of production hurt.
"We just couldn't generate...consistent, really good shots," Davis said via TarHeel247's Noah Weiskopf . "That being said, of the 33 threes that we took, there was a good portion of them that were wide open. And we just didn't make them. Going into this game, we knew that we needed the ability to be able to shoot from three and make. We just didn't do it tonight."
Luka Bogavac , who finished his night with nine points, was the only Tar Heel to sink multiple 3-pointers (2-of-5). Jonathan Powell drained one of his four attempts, Jaydon Young made one of five from deep and Derek Dixon struggled in particular, connecting on just one of nine attempts.
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North Carolina has to improve its perimeter shooting if it wants to beat Syracuse on Saturday. Stevenson and High can hold their own in the post, but if guards are making their threes, it takes pressure off their teammates down low.
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This article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire: UNC's loss to NC State defined by poor perimeter shooting
