The Hurricanes slowed down the tempo, and executed a surgical offense for much of the contest while the Tar Heels struggled to get anything clicking with their offense.
UNC leads the all-time series with Miami 18-5, including a 9-2 mark in Chapel Hill. Tipoff is slated for just after 9 p.m. Wednesday in the Dean Smith Center.
“You can’t come in their tiptoeing through the tulips. You got to come in and be ready to make a stand. Hopefully those guys will do it right from the start,” Coach Williams says.
Junior forward Desmond Hubert says the Tar Heels need to start playing with the same effort and intensity against the lower-ranked teams in order to establish a consistent identity on the squad.