THE ACC.
OUR THREE OFFICIALS, DOUG SERMONS, JEFF CLARK AND NATE
HARRIS. IT'S CAROLINA WHO CONTROLS THE
OPENING TIP. AWAY WE GO.
>> Jim: NOTICE EARLY WHERE AJ HOGGARD IS GUARDING OR WAS
GUARDING IN THE LANE. NOT GIVING THE DRIVING
OPPORTUNITIES. QUICK INSIDE.
THE VETERAN BACOT IMMEDIATELY KNEW WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM.
>> Brian: SECOND ALL TIME SCORING IN PROGRAM HISTORY AT
NORTH CAROLINA. BACOT WITH THAT JUMP HOOK OPENS
IT UP. AND THE SAME ON THE OTHER END.
JIM, THIS WILL BE ONE OF THOSE GAMES.
BOTH TEAMS WANT TO RUN IT IF THEY CAN.
THAT'S AN OFFENSIVE FOUL GOING THE OTHER WAY.
BACOT PINNED WITH ONE AS CARSON COOPER HITS THE DECK.
IT'S MICHIGAN STATE BALL. >> Jim: THOSE ARE ONE OF THE
FOULS FOR BACOT YOU DON'T WANT TO GET.
THIS COULD TURN INTO A PHYSICAL CONTEST.
YOU WANT TO HAVE AS MANY FOULS AVAILABLE TO YOU.
NOW YOU FIGURE YOU'RE MICHIGAN STATE.
YOU WANT TO INVOLVE HIM IN THE PICK-AND-ROLL AND SEE IF HE CAN
GET FOUL NUMBER 2 AND REGULATE HIM TO WATCHING THIS FIRST HALF,
MUCH FROM THE BENCH. >> Brian: DOWN TO MALIK HALL.
GUARDED BY HARRISON INGRAM. A MATCHUP IN THE FRONT COURT.
JUMP HOOK IS GOOD. OFFENSE IS EFFICIENT EARLY.
FRESHMAN POINT GUARD LEADING THESE TARHEELS.
ELLIOT CADOT TAKES A THREE. HE'S STRUGGLED FROM BEYOND THE
LINE. HE HASN'T MADE A THREE-POINTER
SINCE MARCH 2. HE'S MISSED EIGHT STRAIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN IMAGINE MICHIGAN STATE WITH A GAME PLAN TO GIVE HIM
PLENTY OF ROOM. >> Jim: BASICALLY PLAYING FOUR
OR FIVE. 8 FOR 29.
GOOD MOVE BY -- >> Brian: HERE'S CADEAU.
HE WASN'T CONCERNED WITH THE NUMBER OF SHOTS MISSED.
WHAT BOTHERED HIM IS TURNOVERS. YOU CAN'T HAVE THAT VERSUS
MICHIGAN STATE. AS YOU KNOW, BRIAN, THEY'LL MAKE
YOU PAY FOR YOUR MISTAKES. >> Brian: MICHIGAN STATE ON THE
OFFENSIVE END, TOP 30 TEAM IN FEWEST TURNOVERS.
HERE'S CARSON COOPER. HE GOES TO WORK.
MISSES THE JUMP HOOK. AKINS COMING IN.
SECURES ANOTHER CHANCE HERE FOR THE SPARTANS.
MALIK HALL. SOME CONTACT WILL.
LAST TOUCHED BY INGRAM. OFFICIALS COMES TOGETHER.
IT'S CAROLINA BASKETBALL. >> Jim: A LOT OF CONTACT.
COACH IZZO IS NOT HAPPY. YOU CAN SEE THE SPIN.
THE REACH-DOWN THERE. EARLY IN THAT POSSESSION, INGRAM
MAY HAVE GOTTEN HIS ARM. BUT ONCE THE BALL WAS LOST,
THAT'S WHERE TOM IZZO WAS SAYING THE CONTACT OCCURRED.
I TEND TO AGREE WITH HIM ON THAT ONE.
THAT'S WHY MALIK HALL NEVER HAD CONTROL OF THE BASKETBALL.
PLAY OVER. >> Brian: FIRST TIME THESE TWO
PROGRAMS HAVE MET IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT SINCE 09.
R.J. DAVIS IS THE NUMBER 1 OPTION.
TOP SCORER, DAVIS. GETS HIMSELF IN THE SCORE BOOK.
ANSWER ON THE OTHER END BY TYSON WALKER.
>> Jim: TYSON DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB OF BEING PATIENT, ALLOWING
THE SCREEN TO OCCUR, NOT MOVING TOO SOON.
THAT ALLOWS HIM WHEN HE CATCHES TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE WEAK SPOTS
IN THE DEFENSE ARE AND THEN SCORE.
>> Brian: HERE'S BACOT WORKING ON KEEPER.
IT'S AKINS WITH A FOUL ON THE REACH-IN.
BACOT WAS A BEAST. ANOTHER DOUBLE-DOUBLE IN AN NCAA
TOURNAMENT GAME. FREE THROWS HERE FOR BACOT.
JIMMY, REFRESH YOUR FANDOM WITH A DELICIOUS COKE ZERO.
IS IT THE BEST EVER? TRY TO DECIDE.
>> Jim: HE GOT THE POST-UP ON THE RIGHT BLOCK.
HE IDENTIFIED WHERE THE DOUBLE WAS COMING FROM AND WENT TO THE
BASELINE. THAT'S EXPERIENCE OVER THE YEARS
BY BEING GUARDED A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT VARYING DEFENSIVE
SCHEMES. COACH TOM IZZO WANTS TO POST
DOUBLE. BUT HE WILL SWITCH IT UP.
MAYBE HE WILL COME ON THE DRIBBLE, COME ON THE PASS.
BECAUSE IF BACOT GETS TOO FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THE COVERAGE
IS, THEN HE'S GOING TO KILL YOU ALL DAY LONG.
THIS IS THE FIRST POSSESSION HERE.
FOR HIM, YOU POST-UP A LITTLE BIT HIGHER ON THE BLOCK.
WATCH HIM COME ACROSS. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?
ONCE THE DOUBLE-TEAM COMES FROM THE MIDDLE, GUESS WHAT?
THE BASELINE IS WIDE OPEN. HE'S NOT BURIED BEHIND THE
BACKBOARD. >> Brian: ONE OUT OF TWO BY
BACOT. BACOT, U.N.C. RECORD FOR
DOUBLE-DOUBLES AND REBOUNDS. HIS SEVENTH STRAIGHT
DOUBLE-DOUBLE IN AN NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME.
A 28-POINT WIN FOR CAROLINA AGAINST WAGNER.
THE 16th SEED THAT CAME OUT OF THE FIRST FOUR.
TOP SEEDS HAVE DOMINATED SO FAR IN THIS TOURNAMENT.
SISSOKO, FIRST MINUTES ON THE FLOOR.
TURN-AROUND JUMPER IS GOOD. FASTING FOR RAMADAN.
SISSOKO GETTING EARLY MINUTES HERE.
>> Jim: DID YOU SEE THE APPREHENSION FROM BACOT NOT TO
REACH, NOT TO HAVE MUCH CONTACT BECAUSE HE PICKED UP THE EARLY
FOUL AND DIDN'T WANT NUMBER 2. >> Brian: HOGGARD, THE POINT
GUARD AT THE CONTROLS. HERE'S AKINS.
AKINS WILL BE THE X FACTOR AS LONG AS MICHIGAN STATE STAYS IN
IT. NICE MOVE, R.J. DAVIS.
FLYING HIGH FOR THE REBOUND. LAST TOUCHED BY CAROLINA.
BEG YOUR PARDON. DOUG SIRMONS CHANGED HIS MIND.
HE MEANT CAROLINA BALL. NOW HE GETS IT STRAIGHT.
>> Jim: THAT'S ALL RIGHT. OFFICIALS MAKE MISTAKES AS WELL.
AS LONG AS YOU CORRECT IT AND CORMAC RYAN GETS A HAND.
IN THAT FAST PLAY, R.J. DAVIS HAD THE JUMP SHOT.
CORMAC RYAN WAS WIDE OPEN IN THIS RIGHT-HAND CORNER FOR A
THREE. THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO GET IT TO
HIM. THEY RETAIN POSSESSION.
>> Brian: DAVIS TRYING TO TURN THE CORNER ON SISSOKO.
CANNOT. PICKED UP HIS DRIBBLE.
DOUBLE-TEAM IS THERE. HE GETS THROUGH IT.
AND THAT WILL BE MICHIGAN STATE BALL.
BACOT UPSET. THOUGHT THERE WAS A FOUL.
THEY'RE FIRED UP ON THE MICHIGAN STATE BEN.
TWO EXCELLENT DEFENSIVE TEAMS MSU HAS BEEN UNABLE TO WIN MORE
THAN THREE GAMES IN A ROW IN ALL OF 2024.
INCONSISTENCY DEFINED THEIR SEASON.
HERE THEY ARE UNIFIED AND CONFIDENT.
MALIK HALL SAID HE THINKS IT'S FUNNY.
HE SAID ANYONE THAT DEPARTMENT THINK WE WERE GOOD ENOUGH WASN'T
WATCHING CLOSELY. WE KNOW WHO WE ARE.
IT MAKES WINNING THAT MUCH MORE FUN.
>> Jim: GREAT STUFF, ALLIE. YOU KNOW THIS.
SOMETIMES -- THIS COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MICHIGAN STATE
THIS YEAR TO FINALLY GET OVER THE HUMP IN THE TOURNAMENT
VERSUS NORTH CAROLINA. NOT GOING TO BE EASY.
NORTH CAROLINA HAS STRUGGLED IN SOME ASPECTS DURING THE COURSE
OF THE YEAR. THEY'RE DETERMINED AND READY TO
GO AND TALENTED AS ANYBODY IN THE NATION.
>> Brian: MICHIGAN STATE PRESEASON NUMBER 4.
THEY WERE OUT OF THE TOP 25 BY THANKSGIVING.
MALIK HALL WORKING ON JAE'LYN WITTERS.
MALIK HALL GETTING HIS CHANCE TO BE AN EVERYDAY STARTER.
ALL THAT EXPERIENCE. BOTH OF THESE ROSTERS ARE PACKED
FULL OF PLAYERS WHO ARE IN TRIPLE FIGURES IN GAMES PLAYED
AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL. >> Jim: YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S
SOME EXPERIENCE ON THE COURT. THAT'S GOING TO PAY OFF I THINK
IN RECORDS TO STYLE OF PLAY, ESPECIALLY IF THIS GAME IS CLOSE
DOWN THE STRETCH. >> Brian: WALKER AND AKINS,
FIRST BACKCOURT SUB OF THE GUY IS TRAY HOLLOMAN.
WALKER FOULED FROM BEHIND. HIS OLD AAU TEAMMATE, R.J. DAVIS
FOULED HIM. FREE THROWS FOR WALKER.
THESE TWO TEAMS GO WAY BACK. NORTH CAROLINA, THEIR
CHAMPIONSHIP YEAR IN 57, THEY BEAT MICHIGAN STATE, ONCE AGAIN
IN 1998. 05 CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON ALSO
BEATING MICHIGAN STATE 2007. THEY MATCHED UP IN THE
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN 2009. WON BY CAROLINA.
5-0 CAROLINA OVER MICHIGAN STATE.
4-0 AGAINST TOM IZZO LED MICHIGAN STATE TEAMS.
THERE'S CAVEATS. 5-0 IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT, BY
THE WAY. BUT ON THE LAST FIVE OCCASIONS
INCLUDING THIS ONE, CAROLINA HAS BEEN A NUMBER 1 SEED THREE OF
THOSE TITLES COMING IN THE PREVIOUS FIVE BEFORE THIS ONE.
ROY WILLIAMS, A PART OF A NUMBER OF THOSE -- THREE OF THOSE, AS A
MATTER OF FACT. SO THERE'S SOME HISTORY THAT
MICHIGAN STATE WOULD LIKE TO ERASE.
NORTH CAROLINA WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO ADD ON TO.
5-0 IS A PRETTY INCREDIBLE RECORD IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
FOR ONE MAJOR TEAM AGAINST ANOTHER.
DAVIS. KNOCKS IT DOWN.
A LITTLE MIDRANGE JUMPER IS GOOD FOR R.J. DAVIS.
>> Jim: BEAUTIFUL RIP-THROUGH THAT TIME.
GOT BACK TO HIS SWEET SPOT. NOT ONLY DID NORTH CAROLINA, YOU
KNOW, BEAT THEM TO WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BUT BEAT
THEM EARLIER BY 35 IN THE ACC BIG TEN CHALLENGE.
>> Brian: HALL BANGING AWAY ON WITTERS.
GOT HIM UP IN THE AIR. THAT'S A MATCHUP THAT MICHIGAN
STATE WANTS TO EXPLOIT EARLY HERE.
MALIK HALL TOOK DOWN WITHERS IN THE POST.
>> Jim: THINK ABOUT THE STRATEGY FOR MICHIGAN STATE.
IT'S TO POUND THE BECOME AND GET TO THREE-POINT RANGE.
MALIK HALL HAS FOUND HIMSELF IN THE POST, MID POST.
TYSON WALKER ALSO GETTING INVOLVED WITH JUMP SHOTS.
>> Brian: DON'T FORGET, YOU CAN MICHIGAN STATE WOMEN YESTERDAY
IN AN 8-9 MATCHUP IN THE WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT.
SO U.N.C. ADVANCING. MALIK HALL GETS ONE OUT OF TWO
AT THE LINE. THEY'RE LOOKING ON THE HAND OF
THE NUMBER 1 OPTION FOR MICHIGAN STATE, TYSON WALKER.
WALKING AWAY FROM THE TRAINER. SETH TRIMBLE.
GREAT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OFF OF THE BENCH.
WASHINGTON AND WITHERS ON THE FLOOR.
A HOT PASS. TURNED IT OVER.
MICHIGAN STATE PRESSURE DEFENSIVELY WREAKING HAVOC HERE
FOR CAROLINA. >> Jim: YEAH, THE ABILITY TO
PLAY FASTBALL IS GOING TO BE KEY FOR BOTH TEAMS.
THAT TIME, YOU KNOW, FOR EACH, IT WAS A DEAD BALL TURNOVER.
IT WASN'T AS PREVALENT AS HAVING A LIVE BALL TURNOVER WHERE
MICHIGAN STATE WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE IN TRANSITION.
A TURNOVER NONETHELESS. >> Brian: A.J. HOGGARD STICKS A
THREE. A TEN-POINT LEAD FOR MICHIGAN
STATE OUT OF THE GATE FAST. HOGGARD DRILLS THEIR FIRST
THREE-POINTER OF THE GAME. CAROLINA IS 0 FOR 4 FROM BEYOND
THE ARC. A 11-2 RUN.
TRIMBLE. TAKING ON KOHLER.
RYAN MISSES. 0 FOR 5 FROM THREE-POINT RANGE.
HOGGARD. GIVES IT UP.
WIDE OPEN. MALIK HALL.
HE FIRES. SHORT.
AND WASHINGTON WITH A REBOUND. IT A FOUL ON JACKSON KOHLER OF
MICHIGAN STATE. >> Jim: EARLY IN THE GAME, IT'S
BODY BLOWS. WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IN
BASKETBALL, YOU PUT THE BALL IN THE PAINT OR GET CLOSE TO IT.
THAT'S WHAT MICHIGAN STATE HAS DONE EARLY ESPECIALLY WITH BACOT
GETTING THE EARLY FOUL. GO INSIDE, GO INSIDE.
FORCE HIM TO COLLAPSE. LIKE WE JUST SAW, THE FIRST
THREE-POINT SHOT MADE BY HOGGARD.
YOU WERE ABLE TO GET THAT BECAUSE THE DEFENSE SUNK IN.
THE LONGER JUMP SHOTS YOU SHOOT, THE MORE REBOUNDS YOU CAN GET IN
TRANSITION. >> Brian: SETH TRIMBLE GETS ON
THE BOARD. THE SCREEN.
WALKER GIVES IT UP. HOGGARD WITH DAVIS ON HIM.
SIX TO SHOOT. HOGGARD RISES UP.
MISSED IT. THAT WAS TRIMBLE FLYING HIGH FOR
THE REBOUND. >> Jim: A GREAT WAY TO COME IN
AND SECURE THAT DEFENSIVE REBOUND.
DAVIS. >> Brian: IN TRANSITION, R.J.
DAVIS. FIRST THREE-POINTER FOR
CAROLINA. CARR GOES BACK AT HIM.
COEN CARR IS FOUL. A LITTLE RUN FOR CAROLINA AS
R.J. DAVIS GETS LOOSE FOR ONE. WHEN THINGS WILL TURN AROUND.
>> Brian: HUBERT DAVIS COMING IN HOT.
>> Jim: THAT'S TWICE NOW. TOM IZZO THE OTHER DAY AND NOW
HUBERT. RIGHT WHEN YOU WERE GETTING IN
TO THE QUESTION, THEY KNEW WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO SAY.
BOTH COACHES A LITTLE HEATED. >> Brian: HUBERT DAVIS MOVING
BODIES IN THERE TO GET IN THE HUDDLE.
EIGHT POINTS IN THE PAINT FOR MICHIGAN STATE.
14 POSSESSIONS FOR THE SPARTANS. 7 OF 12.
NEARLY HALF OF THEIR POINTS COMING IN THE PAINT.
YOU HAVE CLEARLY HEARD THE GAME PLAN FOR HUBERT DAVIS AND THE
TARHEELS MOVING FORWARD HERE. ONE OUT OF TWO FOR COEN CARR
COMING OFF THE MICHIGAN STATE BENCH, THE FRESHMAN.
>> Jim: ALSO THE BATTLE OF THE PAINT.
MICHIGAN STATE, 10-4 IN REGARDS TO REBOUNDING.
NOW, THAT'S BECAUSE NORTH CAROLINA IS 5 FOR 13 FROM
THE FIELD. SO MISSED SHOT OPPORTUNITIES.
YOU HAVE TO BATTLE. NORTH NORTH HAS TO FIGURE OUT A
WAY THEMSELVES TO SCORE INSIDE. ANOTHER TURNOVER ALMOST.
>> Brian: WITHERS WAS FOULED. BALL CAME LOSE.
WITHERS A CHARLOTTE NATIVE. HAD TO BE BACK IN HIS HOMETOWN.
THERE'S JIM PHILIPS, THE ACC COMMISSIONER.
ONE OF THE GREAT GUYS IN COLLEGE SPORTS.
HAVING A CHAT WITH MR. PHILIPS BEFORE THE GAME.
>> Jim: GREAT CHAT. >> Brian: BOUNCING AROUND ALL
OVER TO SEE VARIOUS TEAMS IN THE ACC, A HIT FOR JAE'LYN
WASHINGTON. THE GARY-INDIANA NATIVE.
THE SOPHOMORE. THE TARHEEL FANS ARE ON THEIR
FEET INSPIRED BY THAT TARHEEL BENCH.
HOGGARD A STEADY POINT GUARD. JACKSON KOHLER, BACKING HIS WAY
IN. KOHLER.
WORKING ON WASHINGTON. A FLURRY OF MOVES.
AND THE KID FROM UTAH COMES UP WITH A TURN AROUND JUMPER.
>> Jim: KOHLER HAS THAT IN HIS GAME.
TRIMBLE. HOW ABOUT THE PATIENCE TO GET
THAT SHOT UP AND IN. >> Brian: KOHLER WITH A REBOUND.
TRIMBLE HITS THE DECK. WALKER.
GREAT GUARDS HERE WITH MICHIGAN STATE.
OH! TYSON WALKER HITS A THREE.
WALKER WITH EIGHT QUICK ONES. HAS NOT MISSED A SHOT.
3 FOR 3. THAT'S HIS FIRST THREE-POINTER
OF THE GAME. >> Jim: DID YOU SEE HOW MUCH
RESPECT JAE'LYN WITHERS GAVE TYSON WALKER.
BY GIVING HIM ROOM. THAT TIME -- HERE'S THE
TRANSITION FROM MICHIGAN STATE. >> Brian: WALKER WITH A THREE.
ANOTHER ONE. BACK-TO-BACK.
A FIGHT FOR THE REBOUND. MICHIGAN STATE COMES AWAY FROM
THE PACK AND WALKER MAKES HIM PAY AGAIN.
A QUICK 8-0 RUN. INGRAM MISSES.
REBOUND RIPPED OUT BY BOOKER. FAST-PACE GOING HERE.
SPARTY MOVING IT. TRIMBLE PICKS UP WALKER.
THE BEST PERIMETER DEFENDER. NOW KOHLER.
LOOKING TO GIVE IT BACK. WALKER, PULL UP.
LONG TWO. RUNNING AWAY FROM THAT.
FIRST MISS FOR TYSON WALKER. HE HAD 19 AGAINST MISSISSIPPI
STATE. DAVIS IS FOULED.
A NICE PASS TO WITHERS. THE FOUL PRIOR TO AKINS.
>> Jim: HERE'S THE AMOUNT OF RESPECT THAT WITHERS GETS
WALKER. THIS IS WHERE MICHIGAN STATE CAN
BEAT YOU IN TRANSITION. KEEP IN MIND, MICHIGAN STATE'S
PACE IS ON THE LOWER END IN DIVISION 1.
WHERE THEY BEAT YOU, WHEN YOU TURN IT OVER, THEY EXPLOIT IT.
WHEN YOU SCORE, THEY LIKE TO OUTLET IT QUICKLY AND SEE IF
THEY CAN GET A GOOD SHOOT EARLY IN THE SHOT CLOCK.
THAT'S THEIR TRANSITION OFFENSE. >> Brian: BRIAN, A TURN AROUND
OVER WALKER. A SIZE ADVANTAGE.
CAROLINA MISSES AGAIN. TOM IZZO IS ROLLING BODIES OUT
THERE RIGHT NOW. HE'S PLAYED TEN GUYS ALREADY.
HE'S USED HIS ENTIRE ROTATION KEEPING FRESH LEGS ON THE FLOOR.
JAE'LYN WITHERS COMMITS THE FOUL HERE.
THAT'S HIS SECOND FOUL. THE FIFTH TEAM FOUL FOR
CAROLINA. >> Jim: THE STRATEGY WITH HUBERT
DAVIS, WE NEED MORE ENERGY, MORE FIGHT.
I'M GOING TO GO TO THE BENCH EARLIER AND MAYBE INCENTIVIZES
THE STARTERS. THAT'S A MISREAD HERE AND BAD
PASS BY HOGGARD. >> Brian: HUBERT DAVIS WITH
EIGHT DEEP ON THE ROTATION. HE CAN GO NINE.
EVERYBODY GETTING MINUTES HERE. CADEAU DRIVES IT AND SCORES.
TOOK THE CONTACT. GOT A CHANCE AT A THREE-POINT
PLAY. FRESHMAN FROM NEW JERSEY.
ELLIOT CADEAU. >> Jim: AS RELUCTANT AS HE'S
BEEN TO SHOOT THE BASKETBALL, THIS TIME ONCE HE GOT IN THE
PAINT, HIS NATURAL INSTINCTS TOOK OVER.
MAYBE THAT'S THE BASKET THAT HE NEEDS BEING SCORELESS THE LAST
GAME GOING 0 FOR 2. THE FOUR TURNOVERS.
MAYBE THAT'S THE ONE, PLUS THE FREE THROW THAT LOOSENS HIM UP,
BRIAN. >> Brian: HIS FIRST POINTS IN
THE NCAA TOURNAMENTS. THE FRESHMAN FROM LINK ACADEMY.
WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, HIS HOMETOWN.
MALIK HALL ONCE AGAIN. GOING AT WITHERS.
MATCHUP TO WATCH EARLY HERE. HALL HAS HAD HIS WAY AND
CONTINUES IT THAT WAY. SPINS OFF OF WITHERS.
EASY LAY-UP IN THE POST. MICHIGAN STATE BY 11.
CAROLINA FIRES A THREE. INGRAM HAS IT.
HE CAN SHOOT IT OUT THERE. HE WAS ONE 0 THE POINT OF
EMPHASIZE FOR TOM IZZO AND THE SCOUT AGAINST CAROLINA.
HE'S A DIFFERENCE MAKER. HE CAN REBOUND AND HAS THE
ABILITY TO SHOOT FROM OUTSIDE. HE CAN BE A DIFFERENCE MAKER.
AND GOOD DEFENSE BY CORMAC RYAN. >> Brian: HERE'S HOGGARD.
PICKS UP INGRAM. OUT OF BOUNDS.
STAYS CAROLINA BALL. UNDER EIGHT TIME-OUT.
7:34 REMAINING IN THE FIRST A MOMENT AGO, TOM IZZO WITH
ALLIE LaFORCE. >> WE FOLLOWED THE GAME PLAN
PRETTY GOOD FOR THE FIRST PART. WE'VE GIVEN UP A COUPLE OF
THREES AND TOOK A COUPLE OF BAD SHOTS.
BECAUSE YOU GET EXCITED. THAT'S WHAT THIS ENVIRONMENT
DOES TO YOU. WE HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB
KEEPING OUR COOL. I THOUGHT WE GOT THE BALL
INSIDE, GOT IT ON SOME CURLS. TAKEN A LOT OF GOOD SHOTS.
>> Brian: THANKS, COACH. GOOD STUFF.
INGRAM PASS IS TO BACOT WHO WAS FOULED.
BACOT WILL GO TO THE LINE. SO JUST UNPACK A LITTLE BIT WHAT
YOU HEARD FROM TOM IZZO. THERE'S A REASON WHY HE'S SO
SUCCESSFUL IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENTS.
THE FACT THAT HE'S DEEP IN TO HIS ROTATION ALREADY SENSING A
LITTLE ADRENALINE PUMPING RIGHT NOW.
SEES THE GAME SO WELL AND HIS 26th CONSECUTIVE NCAA
TOURNAMENT. >> Jim: CALMER IN THAT TIME-OUT.
NOTICE WHEN COACHES ARE UP, THE INTERVIEW GOES DIFFERENTLY THAN
WHEN YOU'RE DOWN. HE UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF
HIS GAME PLAN AND WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO ESPECIALLY CONTROLLING THE
PAINT AREA. NOT GIVING NORTH CAROLINA EASIER
LOOKS. IF THEY'RE GOING TO KNOCK SOME
THREES IN -- >> Brian: THEY BEAT MISSISSIPPI
STATE IN ROUND ONE. 17 WINS FOR TOM IZZO.
THE WORST SEED AS ALLIE POINTED OUT BEFORE WE STARTED.
THEY'RE AND UNDERDOG. THEY SMILE.
HOLLOMAN, THE PUSH-OFF. THE BACKUP POINT GUARD COMMITS
HIS SECOND FOUL. HE HAD A LITTLE UNEASY RUN HERE
IN THE FIRST TWO GAMES OF THIS TOURNAMENT.
TOM IZZO POINTED HIM OUT DIRECTLY IN ROUND 1.
THAT WAS AN EASY CALL TO MAKE FOR DOUG.
>> Jim: YEAH. SOMETIMES THE ENTANGLEMENT UP
TOP, YOU'RE TRYING TO GET RID OF YOUR OPPONENT.
AT THAT SAME TIME -- BEAUTIFUL PASS.
>> Brian: BACOT FINISHES. THAT WAS CADEAU WHO SET HIM UP.
IT'S A 7-0 RUN FOR CAROLINA NOW. CARSON COOPER WITH A FITTED MASK
ON. HE TOOK A SHOT TO THE FACE OF
THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT. ALMOST TURNED IT OVER.
INGRAM GOT A HAND ON A IT. CADEAU MISSED THE THREE.
THIS FRESHMAN IS BUILT FOR MOMENTS LIKE THIS.
>> Jim: THE EASE OF MAKING THAT BASKET RELAXES YOU A LITTLE BIT.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY CARSON COOPER WAS ON THE HIGH SIDE OF
BACOT TRYING TO DENY HIM. SHOULD BE UNDERNEATH HIM.
YOU WANT BACOT TO WALK UP THE COURT AND NOT GET BACK DOOR.
THERE'S BACOT WITH THE BLOCK. NOW YOU HAVE NUMBERS.
>> Brian: CADEAU FINDS BACOT. THAT WAS GOING TO BE A DUNK.
BELIEVE ME, WE'RE TWO HOURS FROM CHAPEL HILL.
THIS IS A NORTH CAROLINA CROWD HERE.
SO ANY OF THOSE HIGH-WIRE MOMENTS THAT GET THE CROWD INTO
IT, MICHIGAN STATE WILL BE FIGHTING HARD TO ELIMINATE THAT.
TOM IZZO WAS IMPLORING RICK BARNES TO HAVE HIS TENNESSEE
FANS SHOW UP EARLY. THAT BLOCK AT THE TOP OF THE
SCREEN, DESIGNATED FOR TENNESSEE FANS.
HE SAID WE NEED SOME HELP. >> Brian: CADEAU LEFT WIDE OPEN.
HE MISSED IT. THERE'S A FOUL UNDERNEATH.
THAT BELONGS TO CORMAC RYAN. SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO WATCH
TODAY. TEAM SAGGINGS OFF OF ELLIOT
CADEAU. THAT WON'T CHANGE.
NOW, HOW WILL IT -- HOW WILL HE SHIITE.
>> Jim: YOU CAN SWING IT QUICK OR DRIVE IT.
IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE SHOOTING IF YOU'RE CADEAU.
ON THIS END OF THE COURT, MICHIGAN STATE, THE LAST FOUR OR
FIVE POSSESSIONS HAVE BEEN MORE STAGNANT.
WHAT GOT THEM WAS THE MOVEMENT. BEAUTIFUL DEFENSE THAT TIME BY
HARRISON INGRAM. MALIK HALL COULDN'T HOLD THEM
OFF. THIS IS A DEEP CORNER INBOUNDS.
SO HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT HOW YOU ENTER THE BALL.
A.J. HOGGARD HAS MADE ONE MISCUE UNDERNEATH BY TURNING IT OVER.
>> Brian: GOOD PLAY BY INGRAM. TRANSFER.
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR. RISING UP WAS HALL.
MISSED IT. THERE'S INGRAM WITH THE REBOUND.
CADEAU GIVES IT BACK TO HIM. IN TRANSITION.
THE THREE-POINTER. SHOOTER'S TOUCH.
HARRISON INGRAM. CAROLINA WITHIN A POINT.
THIS RUN IS NOW 10-0. BALL IS IN COOPER'S HANDS AGAIN.
MICHIGAN STATE CAN'T BREAK THE PRESSURE.
HOGGARD AGAINST BACOT. AND BACOT BLOCKS IT.
NO, A TRAVEL PRIOR TO. MICHIGAN STATE TURNS IT OVER.
BACOT, HIS DEFENSIVE PROWESS INTACT.
>> Jim: MALIK HALL KIND OF IN NO MAN'S LAND.
INGRAM ABLE TO MAKE HIM PAY. EXCELLENT ONE-ON-ONE DEFENSE BY
ARMANDO BACOT. GAVE HOGGARD ENOUGH SPACE.
HE CLOSED THAT SPACE AND HIS HEIGHT WAS THE ADVANTAGE ONCE
THEY GOT CLOSER TO THE BASKET FORCING ANOTHER MICHIGAN STATE
TURNOVER. >> Brian: JIMMY NOW IN HIS FIFTH
YEAR. BACOT HAS ACCOMPLISHED A LOT
AFTER CAROLINA. HE'S MOST PROUD OF BEING ALL-ACC
DEFENSE THIS YEAR. BACOT POSTING UP ON COOPER.
THE FOUL. THE FOLLOW WON'T COUNT.
THE FOUL IS ON COOPER. HE TOOK A SHOT TO THAT MASK.
ALREADY A FACIAL INJURY. BACOT NOT LETTING HIM OFF THE
HOOK GOING IN STRONG. TWO FREE THROWS HERE FOR ARMANDO
BACOT. SECOND FOUL ON COOPER.
>> Jim: THAT'S THE SECOND TIME. BACOT GOING THROUGH -- YOU GO
THROUGH YOUR OPPONENT. THE SECOND TIME THAT BACOT
CAUGHT IT HIGH ENOUGH. HE KNEW WHERE THE DOUBLE-TEAM
WAS COMING FROM. >> Brian: WATCH WHIP-AROUND
COVERAGE OF ALL MEN'S GAMES ON COOPER WILL SIT.
HE TOOK A SHOT AGAINST PURDUE IN THE BIG 10 TOURNAMENT.
THEY HAD THE CUSTOM FITTED MASK FOR HIM.
HE TOOK ANOTHER ONE HERE IN THE SECOND ROUND MATCHUP.
BACOT'S FREE THROW SHOOTING MUCH IMPROVED AS WELL.
HE KNOCKS THEM BOTH IN. AND CAROLINA IS IN FRONT.
EXTENDED RUN HERE FOR CAROLINA. NOW 23-1.
COVERS A 12-0 RUN CURRENTLY. 23-11 RUN IN THE LAST EIGHT
MINUTES. AFTER THEY GOT DOWN BIG.
MICHIGAN STATE WAS UP BY 12. CAROLINA HAS COVERED.
THEY SETTLED IN. JUST 1 FOR 5 WITH THREE
TURNOVERS. THIS IS DEEP.
MOVES HIS MAN. CAN'T SCORE IT.
WASHINGTON THE REBOUND. >> Jim: GOOD DEFENSE BY
WASHINGTON. SISSOKO GOT DEEP INSIDE.
TOO STRONG. NORTH CAROLINA ABSORBED THAT
FIRST AND SECOND PUNCH FROM MICHIGAN STATE, SETTLED IN
OFFENSIVELY. GOT SOME STOPS.
NOW FEEL COMFORTABLE OFFENSIVELY.
>> Brian: GOOD FIND. CAN'T HIT FROM THE CORNER.
PAXON WOJCIK WITH THE MISS. COMING OFF OF THE BENCH, STILL
WITH ELIGIBILITY REMAINING. WOJCIK GUARDING AKINS.
MICHIGAN STATE HAS NOT SCORED IN THE LAST EIGHT MINUTES AND
CHANGE HERE. NOW WALKER LETS A LONG
THREE-POINTER FLY. COMES UP SHORT.
WOJCIK DRIVES IT AND KICKS IT. DAVIS SQUARES UP FOR THREE.
CASH MONEY. TOM IZZO WANTS A TIME-OUT.
CAROLINA 15-0 IS THE RUN. HIS SON, PAXON, COMING IN FROM
BROWN AFTER HE GRADUATED IN THE IVY LEAGUE.
GETTING A CHANCE FOR U.N.C. DOUG IS A FORMER ASSISTANT UNDER
MATT DOHERTY AT CAROLINA. JUST MADE A GREAT PASS, DIDN'T
HE? SET UP A THREE-POINTER.
PUT THIS RUN UP TOP. SISSOKO.
CAN'T PUT IT DOWN. MICHIGAN STATE CANNOT STOP THIS
RUN. NOW CAROLINA TRYING TO ADD TO
IT. DAVIS LOOKING FOR THE POST-UP
AGAIN WITH BACOT. BACOT IN THERE STRONG.
IS FOUL BY SISSOKO. BACOT TO THE LINE.
THEY ARE UPSET. GOT STOPS.
ALLOWED THEM TO GET OUT AND RUN. OFFENSIVELY SETTLED?
>> Brian: BACOT 6 OUT OF 7 FROM THE LINE.
A FREQUENT VISITOR ALREADY IN THIS FIRST HALF.
CAROLINA WAS DOWN 12. MICHIGAN STATE HAS JUST ONE MADE
BASKET SINCE THAT POINT. THAT WAS AT THE 8:08 MARK.
BACOT WITH TWO FREE THROWS. CAROLINA EXTENDS THE LEAD TO SIX
NOW. THE RUN IS 17-0.
>> Jim: REMEMBER THAT TIME-OUT WITH HUBERT DAVIS WHEN HE WAS
FIRED UP ABOUT THEM NOT PLAYING PHYSICAL AND ALLOWING MICHIGAN
STATE TO DO WHATEVER THEY WANT. SINCE THEN, NORTH CAROLINA HAS
STEPPED UP ORDINARY DEFENSIVE PRESSURE, NOT ALLOWED THE OPEN
SHOTS AND FORCED MICHIGAN STATE TO MISS SOME EASY ONES AT THE
BASKET. >> Brian: WHEN YOU NEED A
BUCKET, YOU GO TO WALKER. HE'S FOULED HERE.
WALKER WAS HAVING HIS HAND CHECKED ON THE MICHIGAN STATE
BENCH. BACOT DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT HE
FOULED HIM HERE. WALKER --
>> Jim: HE GOT A POINT. >> Brian: WALKER STILL KIND OF
GRABBING AT HIS LEFT ARM. >> Jim: TAKE A LOOK HERE.
IT'S REALLY R.J. DAVIS THAT HAS THE CONTACT EARLY.
IT'S NOT BACOT. BACOT IS NOT IN THE WAY.
SO THE CONTACT AS MINIMAL AS IT WAS THROUGH TYSON WALKER OFF
BALANCE. THAT FOUL WAS NOT ON BACOT.
>> Brian: THEY DID CHANGE IT. WALKER MISSES THE FREE THROW.
YOU CAN WATCH LIVE MEN'S GAMES LIVE.
DOWNLOAD NOW TO STAY UP ON THE ACTION.
THEY CHANGED THE FOUL TO BACON TO DAVIS.
WALKER, ONE OUT OF TWO AT THE LINE.
MICHIGAN STATE FINALLY PUT POINTS ON THE BOARD.
AFTER A FAST START, MICHIGAN STATE HAD A COUPLE OF BIG RUNS.
11-2, 10-3 IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS FIRST HALF.
CORMAC RYAN FOR THREE. IF HE GETS GOING, LOOK OUT.
A STREAKY SHOOTER. AKINS ON THE SCREEN.
RISES UP, MIDRANGE JUMPER IS TRUE.
HE'S GOT A PURE STROKE. >> Jim: THEY NEED HIM.
NOT JUST TO KNOCK DOWN JUMP SHOTS, SEE IF HE CAN GET SECOND
SHOT OPPORTUNITIES. HERE NORTH CAROLINA FEELING
RATHER COMFORTABLE OFFENSIVELY. SIX MINUTES, GETTING ANY AND
EVERYTHING THAT THEY WANT. THEIR HALF-COURT OFFENSE.
>> Brian: LEAVING CADEAU OPEN. HE'S 0 FOR 3 NOW.
HE'S BEEN AN EXCELLENT PLAYMAKER AS USUAL.
HE HAS A COUPLE OF ASSISTS. BEN KEY ON A COUPLE OF FAST
BREAK OPPORTUNITIES. DENIED AGAIN.
BACOT WITH ANOTHER BLOCK. CORMAC RYAN DRIVES IT AND HE'S
BLOCKED BY HALL. LAST TOUCHED BY RYAN.
MICHIGAN STATE BALL HERE. HERE'S BACOT TYING UP HOGGARD
AND HIS DRIVE. HE GAVE HIM SPACE.
HAND IS ON THE BACK. NOT ENOUGH FOR A FOUL.
BLOCKS IT WITH HIS OFFHAND. IN TRANSITION, IT'S TYSON WALKER
INFLUENCING THE SHOT. MALIK HALL GETTING A PIECE AND
GOING OUT OF BOUNDS ON CORMAC RYAN.
>> Brian: GREAT MINUTES FOR ARMANDO BACOT.
11 POINTS, ONE REBOUND. AT THE LINE PLENTY.
7 OF 8 FROM THE LINE. HE HAD TWO BLOCKS LAST WELL.
>> Jim: TRYING TO GO BACK INSIDE TO MALIK HALL.
>> Brian: INGRAM IS ON HIM NOW. TRIMBLE.
WATCHING AIKENS, A PEEK AT THE CLOCK.
FIVE TO SHOOT. AKINS LETS IT FLY.
MISSED IT. WOJCIK THE REBOUND.
>> Jim: THAT'S BEAUTIFUL PICK-AND-ROLL DEFENSE.
CLASSIC. GET OVER THE TOP.
DON'T ALLOW THE PICK-AND-ROLL TO HAPPEN AND BLOW IT UP.
>> Brian: HUBERT DAVIS WANTS TO TALK IT OVER.
FIVE SECONDS SEPARATING SHOT AND GAME CLOCK.
NORTH CAROLINA BALL WHEN WE COME THE HALF.
TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS FANS STARTING TO FILE IN.
ABOUT FOUR HOURS FROM KNOXVILLE. IT WILL BE VERY ORANGE IN OUR
SECOND GAME HERE IN CHARLOTTE >> Jim: WE GO FROM LIGHT BLUE TO
ORANGE BASICALLY. >> Brian: WORKING CLOCK HERE.
CAN TAKE IT ALL THE WAY DOWN. CADEAU FINDS INGRAM WHO POPS OUT
FOR A THREE AND HE HITS IT. HARRISON INGRAM.
HUBERT DAVIS DRAWS UP A THREE AND HE GETS A THREE.
SISSOKO INSIDE. TIME EXPIRES IN THE FIRST HALF.
CAROLINA DOWN 12. COME ROARING BACK USING A 17-0
RUN. IT FINISHES AS A 23-3 RUN.
INGRAM HIT AS BIG ONE, JIM. >> Jim: THE CLOSING SPEED OF
NORTH CAROLINA, TO FIGURE OUT AND DISSECT WHAT MICHIGAN STATE
WAS DOING WELL OFFENSIVELY AND THEY MISSED FOUR FREE THROW
THERES THE FIRST HALF. HE SAID DURING THAT STRETCH
WHERE NORTH CAROLINA TOOK OVER, HE TOLD ME THAT HE THOUGHT THE
OFFENSE GOT STAGNANT. JUST A LOT OF DRIBBLE, DRIBBLE.
CAN'T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN. >> Brian: GOOD STUFF, ALLIE.
THANKS. THAT STRETCH THAT IZZO WAS WAS
REFERENCING A 17-0 RUN. MICHIGAN WENT A LITTLE OVER SIX
MINUTES BETWEEN MADE FIELD GOALS.
SPARTY BALL HERE TO START THE SECOND HALF.
A.J. HOGGARD MISSED A LITTLE MIDRANGE JUMPER.
SMALLEST MAN ON THE FLOOR GETS HIMSELF A BLOCKED SHOT.
HOGGARD WILL LINE UP A THREE. ANOTHER MISS.
BACOT CLEARS. >> Jim: A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS BY
MICHIGAN STATE. THE TARHEELS ABLE TO HOLD THEIR
GROUND. IT'S SCAPE WITHOUT MICHIGAN
STATE BES ABLE TO GAIN A LITTLE MOMENTUM STARTING THIS SECOND
HALF. >> Brian: CHECK THE MATCHUPS
HERE. BACK DOWN TO BACOT.
THEY CLEARED OUT. COOPER TRYING TO DEFEND.
NOW KICKS IT. AND RYAN HITS A THREE.
AGAIN. THE BALL MOVEMENT.
IT TOUCHES THE PAINT AND THEN BOUNCES.
>> Jim: THAT'S JUST ARMANDO BACOT READING THE SITUATION.
THE DEFENSE IS GOING TO HELP. CORMAC RYAN PUT HIMSELF IN THE
POSITION. THAT SIGHT LINE TO CATCH, HAVE A
CLEAN LOOK. ULTIMATELY KNOCK IT IN.
>> Brian: SECOND THREE FOR RYAN. WALKER HANGS AND SCORES.
THAT IS THE GUY THAT MICHIGAN STATE WILL CALL ONCOMING OFF 19
POINTS AGAINST MISSISSIPPI STATE.
HE HAD THREE THREES IN THE GAME IN ROUND ONE THURSDAY.
DAVIS MISSES. HERE'S HOGGARD.
>> Jim: WALKER GOT THE STARTED FOR MICHIGAN STATE EARLY.
GETS TO HIS MIDRANGE GAME. KNOCK AGO COUPLE OF THREES.
SEE IF AND HE AND MALIK HALL CAN GET IT BACK.
>> Brian: SO MALIK HALL WORKING ON HARRISON INGRAM.
HE WASN'T MOVING INGRAM LIKE HE WAS MOVING WITHERS.
HE SPINS OFF OF HIM, GETS THE BUCKET INSIDE.
HALL HAS NINE POINTS. HE'S BEEN A REAL THREAT ON THE
BLOCK. BACOT JUST PICKING THEM APART ON
THE DOUBLE-TEAM. HE'S FINDING THE OPEN MAN.
IT'S INGRAM. HE GETS HIS FOURTH
THREE-POINTER. 4 FOR 4 FROM BEYOND THE ARC.
HARRISON INGRAM. HOGGARD WORKING WITH COOPER.
GOES AWAY FROM IT. AKINS WIDE OPEN FOR THREE.
RIPS THE CORDS. SPARTY DID THAT.
EARLY SUBSTITUTION FOR TOM IZZO. SISSOKO.
SOON TO BE CHECKING IN HERE. TRYING TO FIND AN ANSWER WITH
BACOT ON THAT CAROLINA BLOCK. ELLIOT CADEAU, AGAIN, ANOTHER
MISS. 0 FOR 4 OUT THERE.
HE MIGHT HAVE TAKEN HIS LAST. HE'S MISSED HIS LAST 11
THREE-POINTERS. AKINS, CATCH AND IS SHOOT.
BACK-TO-BACK FOR JAYDEN AKINS. JIMMY, HE WENT FOR 16 IN THE 16
LAST YEAR AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
ALWAYS AN X FACTOR, A KEY FROM BEYOND THE ARC.
HOGGARD PUSHES. HOGGARD KICKS IT.
HALL THREE-POINTER. COOPER, BACK TAP OUT TO RYAN.
NORTH CAROLINA CONTROLS IT. >> Jim: THE OPEN SHOTS IS
BECAUSE OF THE ACTIVITY BY MICHIGAN STATE.
GOOD DRIVE BY R.J. DAVIS. GOT TAPPED A LITTLE BIT IN
TRANSITION. >> Brian: HOGGARD STEADY.
KEEPS HIS HEAD UP. TAKES THE CONTACT, A REBOUND
WITH HIS BACK ON THE GROUND. ANOTHER POSSESSION FOR MICHIGAN
STATE. SHOT CLOCK ISSUE, I BELIEVE.
DOUG SIRMONS POPPED THE WHISTLE HERE.
A CHANCE TO DRY OFF THE FLOOR. >> Jim: BRIAN, I WANT TO SHOW
YOU SOMETHING WITH BACOT. WHEN THE BALL GOES AROUND --
GOING TO FREEZE IT HERE. WHEN A.J. HOGGARD COMES TO THIS
DOUBLE-TEAM, WATCH WHERE HIS HANDS ARE AT.
HE'S A SMALLER OPPONENT THAT DOESN'T INFLUENCE THE PASS OUT.
IF YOU DOUBLE-TEAM, YOU HAVE TO FORCE THAT PASS TO COME BACK ON
THE STRONG SIDE. THE WEAK SIDE IS AN ADVANTAGE.
SPEAKING OF WHICH, HOLLOMAN GETTING UNDER THE DEFENSE.
SCORE BACK IN THE PAINT AND SET YOUR DEFENSE.
>> Brian: HOLLOMAN, A BIG SCORER OFF OF THE BENCH.
TOM IZZO TRIES TO GET EIGHT TO TEN MINUTE AS GAME FROM THE
POINT GUARD. BACOT GOING STRONG.
MISSED IT. THE PUT BACK IS GOOD.
BACOT GETS HIS OWN. AKINS FLYING DOWN THE FLOOR
AFTER THE MAKE. AND ONE.
AND AKINS WILL GO TO THE LINE TO TRY TO MAKE IT A TWO-POINT GAME.
>> Brian: NOTICE BOTH TEAMS THE MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER
THERE WITH MATT ISBIA. THAT IS THE LAST TIME A BIG TEN
TEAM WON A NATIONAL TITLE IN 2000.
>> Jim: JUST ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE OF ALL TIME.
HAD THE PLEASURE OF PLAYING WITH HIM AT SACRAMENTO.
HE DIDN'T PLAY A LOT, BUT YOU WOULDN'T TELL.
HIS ENTHUSIASM SPREAD ACROSS AND HE SPENT A NUMBER OF HOURS WITH
MY SON, MY OLDER SON, WORKING OUT IN GYMS.
I LOVE MATEEN CLEAVES. >> Brian: INGRAM DRIVES IT.
THE FADE-AWAY IS GOOD. HE'S COOKING RIGHT NOW.
HARRISON INGRAM HAVING HIS MOMENT.
HE'S 4 FOR 4 FROM BEYOND THE ARC.
MISSED TWO SHOTS. 14 POINTS FOR THE STANFORD
TRANSFER. >> Jim: WHAT DID TOM IZZO SAY
ABOUT HIM IN PRACTICE? THAT'S THE ONE THAT WE HAVE TO
FIGURE OUT AND LET HIM GET GOING.
HE'S THE X FACTOR THUS FAR FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
>> Brian: BACON RISING UP. ONE AND DONE FOR MICHIGAN STATE.
CAROLINA TRYING TO ANSWER THAT SPARTAN'S RUN.
STEPPED ON THE SIDELINE DID DAVIS.
CAROLINA TURNS IT OVER. IT'S BEEN A PRETTY CLEAN GAME
FOR CAROLINA. JUST THEIR THIRD TURNOVER THUS
FAR. EASY CALL FOR JEFF CLARK.
>> Jim: IT'S GOOD, TOO. IT'S A TURNOVER YOU DON'T WANT
TO HAPPEN BUT A DEAD BALL TURNOVER.
YOU DON'T GIVE THE ADVANTAGE TO SPARTY TO GET IN TRANSITION AND
FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET SOMETHING EASY.
THERE'S WALKER COMING OFF HARD. >> Brian: A GOOD LOOK.
>> Jim: A GREAT LOOK. >> Brian: R.J. DAVIS.
STEP BACK THREE-POINTER. FLIES.
BACK IRON. LONG REBOUND TO BACOT.
HE WILL GET IT BACK TO DAVIS. HE'S GOT A PLUG IN HIS NOSE.
WORKING WITH BACOT. DAVIS WILL TAKE IT HIMSELF.
>> Jim: AN EXCELLENT READ. SISSOKO WAS IN DROP COVERAGE.
SO THAT MEANS YOU'LL FORCE THE GUARDS TO SHOOT THAT FLOATER.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT R.J. DAVIS IS VERY COMFORTABLE WITH.
>> Brian: AKINS MISSES. HALL.
INGRAM PUSHES HIM. FOUL ON THE FLOOR ON HARRISON
INGRAM. MICHIGAN STATE WILL RETAIN
POSSESSION. COACH OR COURTSIDE, YOU MAKE THE
CALL. YOU CAN REFRESH YOUR FANDOM WITH
A DELICIOUS COKE ZERO SUGAR. IS IT THE BEST EVER?
YOU DECIDE. SUBSTITUTIONS HERE.
XAVIER BOOKER ENTERS ALONG WITH JACKSON KOHLER.
SO TOM IZZO GETS A THREE-POINT SHOOTER WITH SIZE.
BASELINE. OUT OF BOUNDS.
WALKER TURNS IT OVER. NOW OVER TO ALLIE LaFORCE.
>> HI, BRIAN. YOU TALKED ABOUT R.J. DAVIS.
BACOT SAID PUBLICLY THIS YEAR, THIS IS R.J. DAVIS' TEAM.
ARMANDO SAID MARCH ROUNDS THROUGH THE GUARDS.
EVERYBODY ELSE FALLS IN LINE. I ASKED R.J. ABOUT IT.
HE SAID I'M SPEECHLESS. I'M A HUMBLE KID.
I DON'T SEE IT AS MY TEAM. IT'S OUR TEAM.
BUT THEY FALL IN LINE TO HIM. >> Brian: MY FAVORITE RESPONSE
TO THAT, HUBERT DAVIS -- THE FOUL CALLED.
HUBERT DAVIS SAID WAIT. WHOSE TEAM IS THIS TO BE GIVING
AWAY BY MINE? BOOTH OF YOU GUYS.
MY TEAM. >> Jim: THE FIFTH YEAR SENIOR
FELT COMPELLED TO SAY I'VE BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH.
I CAN DO THAT. R.J. DAVIS AND ARMANDO BACOT,
THEY FORMED A RELATIONSHIP RIGHT AWAY.
BACOT WAS A SOPHOMORE. R.J. DAVIS A FRESHMAN COMING IN.
THEY FIGURED OUT WHEN THEY FIRST MET THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A
LONG LASTING RELATIONSHIP. BOTH HAVE WANTED TO GO OUT ON
TOP HERE IN REGARDS TO WINNING A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
ONE STEP AT A TIME. THEIR RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN
FORGED OVER YEARS OF BATTLES AND DISAPPOINTMENTS AND NOW THEY
WANT TO CAP IT OFF WITH HOISTING THE TROPHY AND CUTTING DOWN
NETS. >> Brian: BACOT IN HIS 168th
GAME. R.J. DAVIS, 137th GAME AT
CAROLINA. MICHIGAN STATE WITH THE BALL
HERE. 6 1/2 GONE BY IN THIS SECOND
HALF. NINE-POINT CAROLINA LEAD.
WALKER HOUNDED. INSIDE CORNER AND A BLOCK BY
TRIMBLE. INGRAM SAVES IT.
WOW! THE BEST ATHLETE ON THE FLOOR,
SETH TRIMBLE COMING UP WITH A DEFE
DEFENSIVE GEM. >> Jim: YOU HAVE TO FINISH THAT
STRONGER. THAT WAS EXCELLENT ROTATION BY
TRIMBLE. >> Brian: GOOD JOB BY TYSON
WALKER. DAVIS POUNDING IT.
TRIED TO GET LOOSE FROM HOLLAND. HE'S STRIPPED.
WALKER WITH THE STEAL. WALKER LAYS IT IN.
CONTESTED BY TRIMBLE. WALKER GOES HIGH OFF OF THE
GLASS. >> Jim: TWO THINGS.
R.J. DAVIS TOOK THE BALL TO HIS LEFT SIDE.
THAT IS WHERE THE DEFENSE WAS AT.
>> Brian: BASELINE JUMPER IS TRUE FOR BACOT.
16 POINTS FOR ARMANDO BACOT. EIGHT COMING FROM THE FREE-THROW
LINE. 16-6 FOR HIM RIGHT NOW.
TWO OF THE SIX REBOUNDS OFFENSIVE.
HERE'S BOOKER. HE'S GOT IT.
THAT A CONFIDENCE BOOSTER THERE. THAT GOT TOM IZZO BOUNCING OUT
OF THAT SEAT. >> Jim: YOU CAN SEE WHY THEY'RE
SO HIGH ON THIS YOUNG FRESHMAN. HIS ABILITY TO STRETCH THE
COURT, BRING THE BIG OUT. >> Brian: RYAN MISSES THE THREE.
HERE'S HOGGARD DRIVING AND TRIMBLE HAS ANOTHER ONE.
HE SETS UP RYAN. THAT'S A FOUL TRAY HOLLOMAN WITH
THE FOUL. STATE.
THESE TWO TEAMS HAVE HAD THE MOST FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES.
NORTH CAROLINA HAS CUT THE NETS DOWN MORE.
THE HISTORY SPEAKS VOLUMES WITH THESE PROGRAMS.
>> Brian: JUST TO RESET, RYAN IS AT THE LINE.
NORTH CAROLINA 5-0 AGAINST MICHIGAN STATE IN THE NCAA
TOURNAMENT. THAT'S THE BAROMETRIC DOP TO
THIS MATCHUP. FIRST TIME THEY HAVE MET SINCE
THEY SQUARED OFF IN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, TOM IZZO AND ROY
WILLIAMS BACK IN 2009. THAT WAS IN DETROIT.
CORMAC RYAN HITS THEM BOTH. SO CAROLINA EXTENDS THEIR LEAD
TO SIX. 17th ALL-TIME MEETING BETWEEN
THE SCHOOLS. IT HAS BEEN ONE SIDED IN
CAROLINA'S FAVOR. XAVIER BOOKER GIVES IT UP.
AKINS WHO HAS HAD A BIG SECOND HALF ALREADY, NINE POINTS IN THE
SECOND HALF. TAKEN ON INGRAM.
HE GETS IN THERE. MISSED IT.
SHOOTS IT. MISSED IT AGAIN.
>> Jim: NORTH CAROLINA'S BIGS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE
MISMATCH WHEN MICHIGAN STATE WANTS TO ISOLATE A GUARD ON
THEM. THAT'S BEEN HUGE.
YOU HAVE -- MICHIGAN STATE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO EXPLOIT THAT
ON THE SWITCH. EXCELLENT JOB MOVING THE FEET
ONCE THEY GOT CLOSER TO THE BASKET.
>> Brian: DEFLECTION. SPARTY WANTS TO RUN IT HERE.
GOING UP TOP. BAD PASS.
HOLLOMAN MISSED TWO LOBS IN ROUND ONE.
MISFIRES HERE WITH BOOKER AHEAD. A MISS BY DAVIS.
>> Jim: WHEN A GAME LIKE THIS -- YOU HAVE A TWO-ON-ONE,
THREE-ON-TWO, YOU HAVE TO CASH THAT IN.
BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES TO BEING CLOSE GAMES, THOSE POINTS OR
LACK THEREOF CAN COME BACK TO HURT YOU.
>> IT'S BACON ON HALL. HE WAS GRABBED.
HE GOT A PIECE OF THE JERSEY. MALIK HALL WHO HAS HAD A GREAT
DAY ON THE BLOCK IS GOING BACK TO THE LINE.
>> Jim: YOU NEGATE SOME HEIGHT? PUT THE SHOULDER IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE CHEST. BACOT COULDN'T GET OFF OF THE
GROUND. THE LAST HIT CAME FROM MALIK
HOT. HE EXPLODED.
BACOT COULDN'T GET THE FOUL. >> Brian: AND HALL CASHES IN A
FREE THROW. A REMINDER ON PLUTO TV.
THERE'S HUNDREDS OF CHANNELS AND THOUSANDS OF MOVIES ALL FOR
FREE. JUST TURN ON THE TV AND WATCH
IT. IT'S THAT EASY.
PLUTO TV, STREAM NOW PAY NEVER. MALIK HALL HAS BEEN TARGETING
JAE'LYN WITHERS. HE'S GOT BACOT ON HIS BACK.
GOT THE FOUL. TURNS IT IN TO TWO POINTS FOR
MICHIGAN STATE, A FOUR-POINT GAME HERE.
WINNER GOES TO LOS ANGELES. SWEET 16.
APPROACHING THE HALFWAY POINT OF THE SECOND HALF.
HIGH LEVEL COMPETITION HERE IN ROUND TWO.
BOTH TEAMS WOULD BLOW OUT DOUBLE DIGIT WINS IN ROUND ONE.
DAVIS MISSES ON TRIMBLE. IT WAS DEFLECTED.
FIVE TO SHOOT HERE FOR CAROLINA. >> Jim: YOU WANT TO FORCE TO IT
THE CORNER OR BACK OUT. CAN'T HAVE ANYTHING CUTTING THE
BASKET. >> Brian: GOING UP TOP FOR
WITHERS. HALL WAS THERE DEFENDING.
MICHIGAN STATE GETS A STOP. >> Jim: WITHERS THOUGHT HE HAD
TIME. THOUGHT THE SHOT CLOCK WAS UNDER
TWO SECONDS. IF HE GATHERED HIMSELF, TOOK A
POWER DRIBBLE, HE WOULD HAVE HAD A CLEANER LOOK, A STOP FOR
SPARTY. >> Brian: BACOT ON HALL DOWN
UNDERNEATH. HOLLOMAN IS A SCORER.
WORKING WITH BOOKER NOW. GOT THE SWITCH.
WITHERS IS ON HIM. HE'S THE TARGET.
HOLLOMAN FALLS DOWN AND THROWS IT AWAY.
YOU WONDER HOW LONG TOM IZZO WILL GO WITH HIM.
>> Jim: TELLS YOU RIGHT HERE. HE TAKES HIM OUT.
THE POST PLAYERS GUARDING IN SPACE.
HOLLOMAN COULDN'T GET AROUND WITHERS.
HENCE, HOLLOMAN TURNED IT OVER. EXCELLENT POINT OF CONTACT
DEFENSE FOR NORTH CAROLINA. >> Brian: HOLLOMAN WITH TWO
TURNOVERS AND THE MISSED LOB. HE'S ON THE BENCH.
HOGGARD IS IN. HOGGARD CHECKING INGRAM, THE
SHOOTER. DAVIS GETS IT TO BACOT.
BACOT MISSED IT. THERE'S HALL WITH THE REBOUND.
HE LOST IT OFF OF HIS LEG. IT'S CAROLINA BALL HERE.
UNFORCED ERROR FOR MALIK HALL. >> Jim: WATCH AT THE END.
WITHERS THERE. A LOT OF TIMES YOU TELL YOUR
GUYS TO GET BACK. THAT TIME IT PAID OFF THAT HE
WAS ABLE TO GET A PIECE OF IT. WENT OFF OF HALL'S HANDS.
LOOK AT THE TURNOVER. TEN TURNOVERS FOR MICHIGAN
STATE. 12 POINTS.
TOM IZZO SAID WE NEED TO WIN THE BATTLE OF EFFORT PLAYS.
RIGHT NOW IT'S IN FAVOR OF NORTH CAROLINA.
>> Brian: MICHIGAN STATE ON AVERAGE TURNS IT OVER JUST SHY
OF TEN A GAME. TOP 30 IN THE NATION.
THREE-POINTER FROM DAVIS. OH, CALLED GLASS.
OFF THE WINDOW R.J. DAVIS PUTS CAROLINA UP SEVEN.
HE'S GOT 15 NOW. HIS THIRD MADE THREE.
WALKER. MICHIGAN STATE TRYING TO ANSWER
HERE. HALL GOES BETWEEN THE LEGS.
HALL A LITTLE SPICE ON THAT ONE AS HE HITS THE MIDRANGE JUMPER.
ONLY THINKS OF IF HE TURNS THAT OVER, OH, MY GOODNESS.
THE WRATH OF TOM IZZO. >> Jim: HE ALREADY GAVE IT TO
HOLLOMAN. MALIK.
IT'S TRICKY, TOO. HE DID THAT IN TRAFFIC.
>> Brian: THAT WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC.
>> Jim: DOUBLE-TEAM CAME ON BOOK.
>> Brian: BACOT TO INGRAM. HE MISSES.
THE OFFENSIVE REBOUND BY WITHERS AND THE PUT BACK.
MICHIGAN STATE NEEDS SOMETHING POSITIVE.
THE KID FROM CHARLOTTE PLAYING MANY HIS HOMETOWN.
BOOKER TAKING ON WITHERS. HE'S GOT A LOT OF SKILL.
FRESHMAN FROM INDIANAPOLIS. CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
HIS MINUTES STARTING TO I'LL INVESTIGATE.
TOM IZZO TRUSTS HIM WHEN HE NEEDS THREE-POINTERS.
CAROLINA'S LEAD IS FIVE WITH THE BALL.
HERE'S WITHERS AGAIN. BACOT, EYES IN THE BACK OF HIS
HEAD. SET HIM UP BEAUTIFULLY.
>> Jim: WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE?
YOU SEE A LITTLE INJURY HERE BOOKER GOING -- I KNOW THAT -- I
THINK WHAT TOM IZZO IS SAYING, IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO, GO
DOUBLE-TEAM. YOU CAN'T BE IN BETWEEN.
ALLOWS BACOT SEEING EVERYTHING. HE CAN PICK YOU APART.
EXCELLENT JOB BY WITHERS BY SEEKING THE OPENING OUT.
>> Brian: A.J. HOGGARD ON THE BENCH NOW.
A LITTLE INJURY THERE. HOLLOMAN IS BACK ON.
>> Jim: TREMBLE HAS HIS THIRD BLOCK.
WHAT A DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE HE'S PUTTING ON IN THE SECOND
HALF. >> Jim: A POTENTIAL SIX POINTS
FOR SPARTY DENIED BECAUSE OF THE PURSUIT DEFENSIVELY OF THE
SOPHOMORE SETH TRIMBLE. >> Brian: BACOT TAKING ON
COOPER. OFF THE WINDOW.
NO. OUT OF THE PACK, TYSON WALKER.
INGRAM PICKS HIM UP. HALL STEPPED IN TO A THREE.
MISSED IT. CAROLINA BALL.
LAST TOUCH BY AIKENS. >> Jim: THE SECOND ONE, TOO.
MALIK HALL HAS HAD IT IN TRANSITION.
YOU NOTICE IN HIS SHOT, HE SHOOTS IT A LITTLE SLOWER.
HE'S TRYING TO GUIDE IT UP THERE AND GET IT UP.
HE HAD GOOD LOOKS FROM BEHIND THREE IN TRANSITION.
HE SHOOTS IT AT 35%. NOT ABLE TO CASH THOSE IN.
>> Brian: A.J. HOGGARD LOOKS LIKE HE'S DEALING WITH CRAMPING.
THE MASSAGE GUN ON HIS CALF. CADEAU LAYS IT IN.
>> Jim: TRAY HOLLOMAN JUST GETS BACK IN THE GAME.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT CADEAU IS NOT GOING TO BE A THREAT FROM
THE OUTSIDE. CAN'T ALLOW HIM TO BEAT YOU OFF
OF THE DRIBBLE AND GET TO THE BASELINE AND SCORE.
>> Brian: A GREAT CALL. AKINS MISSES THE JUMPER.
BACOT THE REBOUND. CAROLINA TRYING TO STRETCH IT
NOW. GET BACK IN DOUBLE DIGITS.
INGRAM, WHY NOT? AND IT GOES.
HIT EVERY PART OF THE RIM AND FALLS.
MICHIGAN STATE WANTS A TIME-OUT. HARRISON INGRAM WITH HIS FIFTH
THREE-POINTER. TOM IZZO TALKED TO US ABOUT NOT
ALLOWING HIM TO GET OFF. THAT HASN'T WORKED SO FAR.
THE BEAUTY ABOUT HIS GAME AND WHY HE'S SO EFFICIENT, BEING
THAT THIRD SCORER, HE'S PLAYING OFF OF BACOT AND R.J. DAVIS AND
ALLOWING THE OFFENSE TO WORK FOR HIM.
NOT AGAINST HIM. >> Brian: FIVE MADE THREES, SIX
MINUTES TO GO IN REGULATION HERE.
INGRAM FOULS MALIK HALL. MIGHT HAVE NOTICED HOGGARD BACK
ON THE FLOOR. SO THIS IS A KEY MOMENT RIGHT
NOW FOR MICHIGAN STATE TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIGHT THEIR WAY BACK
WITH THEIR POINT GUARD RETURNING.
LIKE HE'S DEALING WITH CRAMPING IN THE LOWER LEG.
HALL DRIVES IT. WHAT A STRONG FINISH.
>> Jim: HEAD DOWN. ABLE TO FINISH.
IT WAS A SLIVER OF SPACE IN THE LANE THAT HE WAS ABLE TO
EXPLOIT. THE KEY FOR MICHIGAN STATE IS TO
CUT THIS LEAD WITH ABOUT THREE MINUTES LEFT.
>> Brian: BACOT WITH THE TURN AROUND JUMP HOOK.
IT'S GOOD. HIS SIGNATURE SHOT.
BACOT AND THE HEELS ANSWER. THE TOP SEED IN THIS WEST
REGION. THEY WERE THE LAST NUMBER 1
SEED, GRABBED THE LAST SPOT. HOGGARD.
TURNED AWAY BY BACOT. KICKS IT.
THREE-POINTER. NO.
COOPER THERE FIGHTING. AND THAT'S INGRAM WITH THE
REBOUND. I WOULD GO BACK.
THAT TIME I WOULD FIGURE IT OUT. MAYBE NOT DIRECT POST, BUT MOVE
THE BALL AROUND A LITTLE BIT. GET BACOT BACK ON THE BLOCK.
THE DOUBLE-TEAM DIDN'T COME. HE WAS ABLE TO GO ONE-ON-ONE ON
COOPER. >> Brian: BALL CONTROL HERE IN
TO BACOT. STEADY.
CARSON COOPER, DEFENDS HIM. TURNS AWAY FROM THE DOUBLE.
WITHERS KEEPS IT ALIVE. KNOCKS IT OUT OF BOUNDS.
MICHIGAN STATE BALL. BACK TO MALIK HALL.
>> Jim: HE GOT HIT THERE. IN THE CHOPS.
>> Brian: THRILLING DRIVES PRESENTED BY NISSAN.
ABLE TO GET BY BACOT ON THE PERIMETER.
THE GAP WAS OPENED SLIGHTLY. JUST ENOUGH FOR MALIK HALL.
>> Brian: HE WILL BE OKAY. >> Jim: HE'S -- IT'S BEEN
PHYSICAL THE WHOLE TIME. THESE THINGS WILL HAPPEN WHEN
YOU HAVE BIG BODIES LIKE THAT. THAT'S ONE THAT YOU CAN'T BRACE
YOURSELF FOR. YOU CAN'T SEE IT COMING.
STINGS FOR A MINUTE. THERE'S NO WAY HALL WILL ALLOW
THAT TO TAKE HIM OUT THIS GAME, ESPECIALLY WITH A LITTLE UNDER
FOUR MINUTES, 50 SECONDS LEFT IN THIS GAME.
>> Brian: ONCE THE EYES STOP WATERING, YOU CAN GIVE IT A GO.
HE'S A REBOUND AWAY FROM A DOUBLE-DOUBLE.
BIG POSSESSION HERE. THEY'RE ALL BIG FOR MICHIGAN
STATE THE REST OF THE WAY. CAROLINA LEADS IT BY 12.
HERE'S WALKER FOR THREE. MISSED IT.
MISSED EVERYTHING. TARHEELS BALL.
>> Jim: XAVIER BOOKER ENTERING BACK IN THE GAME.
GIVES YOU A THREAT NOW. BUT WHAT YOU ALSO HAVE TO
CONSIDER FROM A YOUNG PLAYER IS ON THE DEFENSIVE END.
HE'S ALREADY HAD A COUPLE OF MISHAPS.
ADHERING TO THE DEFENSIVE PRINCIPLES.
HE GIVES YOU OFFENSE. AT THE SAME TIME, HE COULD BE A
LIABILITY ON THE DEFENSIVE END. >> Brian: TARHEEL FANS FEELING
LIKE THIS -- THERE'S THE FOLLOW. JALEN WASHINGTON, THE FOLLOW
JAM. CAROLINA COMING UP WITH A
FINISHING KICK HERE. TRYING TO PUT AWAY MICHIGAN
STATE. HOGGARD MISSES.
YOU CAN TELL HE'S NOT RIGHT. HE TAKES THE FOUL.
>> Jim: YEAH, BRIAN, I WOULD SAY THAT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH
THE CALF BUT DIDN'T. HE DIDN'T FINISH THAT PLAY.
MICHIGAN STATE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FINISH INSIDE.
ON THE OTHER END, IT'S BEEN NORTH CAROLINA.
KEEP IN MIND, EARLY IN THIS GAME, MICHIGAN STATE HAD A
DECISIVE END ON POINTS IN THE PAINT.
GUESS WHAT? TIED UP 24-24.
>> Brian: HOGGARD 1 OF 10. 0 FOR 8 FROM THREE-POINT RANGE.
OUT HE GOES AGAIN. HOLLAND IN.
NORTH CAROLINA LEADING IT BY 14 HERE.
IT'S THEIR BIGGEST LEAD. HOLLOMAN FOULS CADEAU.
AND THAT WILL TAKE US TO A THANKS, GUYS.
>> Brian: BEEN FUN TO WATCH. WHAT A STORY.
TAKING DOWN KENTUCKY. CAROLINA COMES OUT.
CORMAC RYAN WITH THE REBOUND. HE'S IMMEDIATELY FOULED.
AND JIM, CAROLINA RIGHT NOW LOOKING EVERY BIT THE NUMBER 1
SEED TRYING TO PUT THIS MICHIGAN STATE TEAM AWAY.
IT'S BEEN AN EXTENDED RUN HERE. >> Jim: THE EFFORT PLAYS THAT
TOM IZZO TALK ABOUT HAVEN'T COME TO FRUITION.
NORTH CAROLINA HAS GUTTED IT OUT.
ANOTHER LAY-UP INSIDE. THAT'S ANOTHER MISCUE
DEFENSIVELY. YOU CAN'T ALLOW THE BALL TO BE
ENTERED IN TO THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE FROM UNDERNEATH OUT OF
BOUNDS. THESE MISTAKES MENTALLY HAVE
COST MICHIGAN STATE ALONG WITH SOME OF THESE TURNOVERS.
>> Brian: ANOTHER TURNOVER FOR MICHIGAN STATE.
CARR WITH A HARD FOUL ON R.J. DAVIS.
3 1/2 TO GO HERE. MICHIGAN STATE GOT IT WITHIN
TWO. FOUR MINUTES IN TO THE SECOND
HALF. 48-46.
IT'S ALL CAROLINA SINCE. >> Jim: YOU HAVE TWO FRESHMEN IN
THERE. DEFENSIVELY, YOU HAVE TO BE
ACTIVE. THAT BALL HAS TO GO TOWARDS THE
BASELINE CORNER OR BACK OUT. >> Brian: IT WASN'T THAT HARD OF
A FOUL. I SAW IS THE LOCKS FLYING.
R.J. DAVIS WITH A LITTLE EMBELLISHMENT THERE.
THE FOUL GAME BEGINS HERE. THAT WILL SEND DAVIS TO THE
LINE. 1-1 FOR R.J. DAVIS.
JIM, NORTH CAROLINA, EVERY GAME THEY PLAY, ALL OF THESE BIG
GAMES AS THEY GO THROUGH THE ACC CONFERENCE, YOU GET INTO THE ACC
TOURNAMENT, IN TO THIS TOURNAMENT.
IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME QUESTION. WHERE IS THE THIRD SCORER GOING
TO COME FROM? IF THEY GET A THIRD SCORER,
SOMEBODY THAT DELIVERS OUTSIDE OF DAVIS AND BACOT, THEY COULD
BEAT ANYBODY. >> Jim: MATCHUPS DICTATE
DIFFERENT OUTCOMES. THIS WAS A GAME IN PARTICULAR
FOR JALEN WASHINGTON TO DO WHAT HE DOES WELL, SCORE THE
BASKETBALL. SO MUCH ATTENTION WILL BE DRAWN
TOWARDS R.J. DAVIS AND BACOT. BUT HE'S NOT -- I MEAN, HARRISON
INGRAM IS NOT HAVING TO FORCE THE OFFENSE.
GOOD DRIVE AND PENETRATION THERE.
IT MAY BE SOMEBODY ELSE. THE NEXT GAME.
ALSO, KEEP IN MIND, SETH TRIMBLE, HIS DEFENSIVE PROWESS
WITH THOSE BLOCKS, THAT POTENTIALLY ARE MOMENTUM SWINGS
FOR MICHIGAN STATE. THE OTHERS HAVE STEPPED UP IN
THIS NORTH CAROLINA GAME. IF THEY SECURE THE WIN, YOU CAN
POINT BACK TO THAT. >> Brian: HALL FOULED ON HIS WAY
IN. HARRISON INGRAM MATCHING HIS
BEST WITH THE FIVE MADE THREES, 17 POINTS.
DAVIS WITH 16. BACOT HAS 18.
THAT THIRD SCORER, HARRISON INGRAM.
TEXAS NATIVE FROM DALLAS. WENT TO STANFORD.
THE PAC 12 FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR. HE HIT THE 1,000 POINT MILESTONE
IN HIS THIRD YEAR AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL.
HIS FIRST YEAR WITH CAROLINA. MALIK HALL KNOCKS DOWN THE FIRST
FREE THROW. MALIK HALL IN HIS FIFTH YEAR.
HIS FIRST AS A FULL TIME STARTER.
TURNED IN TO A LEADER. VOCAL LEADER.
>> Jim: BATTLED THROUGH INJURIES LAST YEAR.
>> Brian: MICHIGAN STATE TEAM A SWEET 16 TEAM A YEAR AGO.
NORTH CAROLINA MISSED THE TOURNAMENT LAST YEAR.
QUITE THE SHOCK. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY GOT THE GREAT
NEWS THAT BACOT WAS COMING BACK TO CONTINUE HIS STELLAR CAREER.
AND BACOT AND R.J. DAVIS, TWO OF THE TOP FIVE SCORERS IN PROGRAM
HISTORY. WHEN YOU DO THAT AT
NORTH CAROLINA, YOU'VE DONE SOMETHING.
R.J. DAVIS IN ROUND ONE PASSED LENNY ROSENBLUTH THAT WAS THE
NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR ON THE 57 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM.
SO R.J. DAVIS FIFTH. BACOT SITS AT SECOND ALL TIME
PASSING PHIL FORD. TYLER HANSBROUGH IS IN THE
BUILDING. HE'S CALLING GAMES ON THE RADIO
FOR THE CAROLINA TARHEELS. THREE OF THE TOP FIVE IN THE
BUILDING ON THE ALL TIME SCORING LIST.
>> Jim: THIS IS THE BEAUTY ABOUT THIS NORTH CAROLINA TEAM.
THE INSIDE OUT COMBINATION OF DAVIS AND BACOT.
WHY THAT IS IMPORTANT? BECAUSE IF JUMP SHOTS ARE NOT
FALLING, YOU CAN THROW IT DOWN AND GET TOUGH BASKETS FOR BACOT.
>> Brian: TIME-OUT OUT THE FLOOR JUDGING BY THE AREA AROUND THIS
ARENA IN UPTOWN CHARLOTTE, IT WILL BE PACKED FULL OF TENNESSEE
FANS. THE BURNT ORANGE OF THE
LONGHORNS AS WELL. SHOULD BE AN EXCELLENT MATCHUP.
RICK BARNES AGAINST RODNEY TERRY.
TWO GUYS THAT WORKED TOGETHER A LONG TIME IN AUSTIN.
THAT'S THE SECOND ONE. CAROLINA TRYING TO FINISH THIS
OFF. THE FRESHMAN, ELLIOT CADEAU GOES
TO THE LINE. 1-1 FOR CADEAU.
>> Jim: MUCH BETTER PERFORMANCE. NOT FROM JUST -- BECAUSE HE'S
ABLE TO GET POINTS ON THE BOARD, THAT HE MADE IT A POINT AFTER
THE GAME WHEN HE SAW THE STAT SHEET, EVEN THOUGH HE KNEW IN
HIS HEAD HE HAD THE FOUR TURNOVERS.
SHOWED HIS MATURITY. ZERO TURNOVER.
HE DIDN'T TAKE CHANCES. STAYED SOLID AND MADE THE SOLID
PLAYS AND DIDN'T COST HIS TEAM OFFENSIVE OPPORTUNITIES BY
GIVING IT UP. >> Brian: TYSON WALKER.
WALKER CLOSING OUT HIS CAREER EPIC RUN.
STARTED AT NORTHEASTERN. HE PLAYED AGAINST CAROLINA A
COUPLE YEARS AGO WHILE HE WAS AT NORTHEASTERN.
HE AND R.J. DAVIS MATCHING UP AGAINST ONE ANOTHER HERE.
THEY WERE AAU TEAMMATES IN BROOKLYN.
PLAYED AGAINST EACH OTHER IN HIGH SCHOOL.
REUNITING ON THE FLOOR IN THIS SECOND ROUND GAME.
INGRAM MISSES THE LAY-UP. TWO MINUTES TO GO CORMAC RYAN
FOULS WALKER. WALKER WAS THE GUY THAT WAS KIND
OF OVERLOOKED. DAVIS CERTAINLY HAD A LOT OF
ATTENTION AROUND THE COUNTRY GOING TO CAROLINA.
TYSON WALKER WAS NOT. HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY SCHOLARSHIP
OFFERS. A LITTLE UNDERSIZED.
WENT TO NORTHEASTERN. TRANSFERRED IN TO THE BIG TEN.
ALL BIG TEN SECOND TEAM, FINISHED THIRD IN STEALS THIS
YEAR. KIND OF KNEW HE WAS A DUDE
THOUGH WHEN HE WAS AT NORTHEASTERN.
HE DROPPED 27 ON CAROLINA IN A 21-22 SEASON.
THAT'S WHEN THE ATTENTION STARTED TO BE MORE FOCUSED ON
TYSON WALKER. >> Jim: THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF A
YOUNG MAN THAT COULD HONE HIS GAME AT A SMALLER DIVISION 1
SCHOOL. IT'S A CATCH 22 WITH THAT, TOO.
A LOT OF SMALLER D-1 SCHOOLS, MID MAJORS, THEY LOSE GUYS LIKE
THAT THEY HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS THAT ENDS UP
TRANSFERRING TO A NORTH CAROLINA, TO A MICHIGAN
STATE. YOU KNOW, DALTON KNECHT TO A
TENNESSEE, WHO WE WILL SEE NEXT. AND CAN'T BENEFIT BECAUSE OF
THAT. IT'S A CATCH 22 THAT I KNOW
RIGHT NOW IT'S A QUANDARY IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL.
IT'S BEEN THAT WAY, TOO. >> Brian: AKINS FOULS OUT.
CORMAC RYAN AT THE LINE. CORMAC RYAN AT AGE 25, IN HIS
SIXTH YEAR OF COLLEGE BALL. OH, THE HORROR.
PRETTY GOOD PERFORMANCES OUT HERE TODAY.
>> Jim: TRYING -- >> Brian: SELLING IT HARD.
IT WAS A FOUL. IT WASN'T THAT KIND OF FOUL.
AKINS DONE FOR THE DAY. HE FOULS OUT AFTER 15 AGAINST
MISSISSIPPI STATE. HE HAD A QUICK NINE IN THE START
OF THE SECOND HALF. GOT IT WITHIN TWO POINTS.
NORTH CAROLINA GOING TO PUT THIS ONE TO BED HERE.
THE CROWD RISES TO THEIR FEET. THE NUMBER 1 SEED IN THE WEST
REGION, THE CAROLINA TARHEELS ABOUT TO GO TO 6-0 AGAINST
MICHIGAN STATE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT.
>> Jim: THE POISE, THE PATIENCE AND NOT PANICKING WHEN THEY GOT
DOWN, NORTH CAROLINA. >> Brian: NICE FINISH BY DAVIS.
A LITTLE SKIP ON HIS WAY BACK DOWN THE FLOOR.
>> Jim: ALLOWED THEM TO GO ON THAT RUN TO CLOSE OUT THE FIRST
HALF AND DESPITE SPARTY TRYING TO MAKE SOME EFFORTS TO GET
BACK, IT WAS NOT ENOUGH FOR THIS NORTH CAROLINA TEAM THAT RIGHT
NOW IS LOOKING FORWARD TO L.A., SANTA MONICA.
LITTLE SWEET 16 ACTION. >> Brian: CAROLINA WILL BE ME
HAVING ON. THAT IS THE MOST 21 FINAL FOURS
AND HOW ABOUT HUBERT DAVIS, THIRD YEAR AS THE HEAD COACH,
ACC COACH OF THE YEAR. ACC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS.
THE FIRST FOR HUBERT DAVIS. CAROLINA THROUGH AND THROUGH IS
A GREAT PLAYER. FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK OUT OF
CAROLINA BY THE KNICKS. LONG-TIME ASSISTANT.
DID SOME TELEVISION. NOW IN HIS THIRD YEAR AS A HEAD
COACH. HIS TEAM IS HEADED TO
LOS ANGELES. >> Jim: YOU KNOW WHAT, TOO?
IT'S HOW YOU PRESSURE. HUBERT HAD SUCCESS EARLY WHEN HE
FIRST GOT THE JOB. EXPECTATIONS ARE OUT THE ROOF.
NOW EVERY YEAR NOT ONLY NORTH CAROLINA, BUT YOU'RE
HUBERT DAVIS. YOU'RE A SON OF THE PROGRAM.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO WIN. THERE'S NO WAY YOU'RE NOT
SUPPOSED TO MAKE THE TOURNAMENT. AND NORTH CAROLINA, THOSE ARE
DIRE TIMES WHEN IT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
HE STAYED THE COURSE. RESTRUCTURED HIS ROSTER, GOT HIS
GUYS REFOCUSED. WITH THE HELP OF BACOT COMING
BACK, R.J. DAVIS, THEY'RE ADVANCING TO THE 31st SWEET 16.
>> Brian: COACHES EMPTY OUT THE BENCH.
A CHANCE AT AN OVATION FOR SOME GREAT PLAYERS HERE.
MICHIGAN STATE IN TO THE LINE HERE.
TYSON WALKER WILL BE WRAPPING UP HIS COLLEGIATE CAREER.
A FANTASTIC RUN. FIRST AT NORTHEASTERN AND THEN
AT MICHIGAN STATE. LED MICHIGAN STATE IN SCORING
THE LAST TWO YEARS. NOW CORMAC RYAN WILL EXIT AS
WELL. MONTY SISSOKO IS OUT.
FINAL 30 SECONDS. STEVEN IZZO, NICK SMITH.
SONS OF FAMOUS FATHERS. NICK SANDERS, THE SON OF BARRY.
CAN'T HIT THE JUMPER THERE. CREIGHTON LEBO.
WILL DRIBBLE IT OUT. THE DOMINANCE CONTINUES FOR THE
CAROLINA TARHEELS. THEY'LL HAVE A MATCHUP WITH
ALABAMA OR GRAND CANYON AT THE SWEET 16 IN LOS ANGELES.
SWEET 16 NUMBER 31 FOR HUBERT DAVIS AND THE CAROLINA TARHEELS
PROGRAM. 85-69 THE FINAL.
AND ROY WILLIAMS LIKE A PROUD
