But we have a lot of great 3-point shooters on our team and I was glad we started the game like that. North Carolina had worked extra this week on shooting after getting off to a slow start in its previous two wins, shooting only 42 percent. It was really up to us to get in there and shoot the ball. The Tar Heels cooled down somewhat after shooting 62 percent in the first half, but still closed with a 57-percent effort that pleased coach Matt Doherty. We didn't play as well as we would have liked to in the second half, but our goal was to win the second half too.
Great teams finish people off.
I thought our second half was solid. It's a real neat thing in sports to go on the road and hear a crowd grow quiet. I-A coaching debut. Shawn Alexander led the Mountaineers with 20 points. We started good, but couldn't keep up with their size.