Between his freshman and sophomore years, he switched shooting hands from left to right.
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Then there was Sunday’s 92-65 victory against Fairfield.
The victory moved the Tar Heels up to number 12 in the Associated Press Poll. During the game fans here were restless, waiting for when UNC would extend its lead.
The Ducks were still ahead, by as many as 10, leading 73-63 with six minutes remaining. The change made a noticeable difference, as he improved his percentage from deep and hit 26 three-pointers as a sophomore.
The Tar Heels came into the game fresh off a season-opening win over Temple and would face an opponent they should have handled without many problems. “I feel like any one of us perimeter players seeing the ball go down a few times in a game is, like I said, big for our confidence, and that can propel us into the next game”. “But composure is the biggest piece of that and playing together and still staying together and not letting it get you to the point where you do things that hurt the team”.
“I think it says a lot about not just the older guys but the younger guys, to not get caught up in success and know we’ve got to keep consistently bringing it the same way we have every week, ” senior offensive guard Landon Turner said.
Brice Johnson scored 16 points as UNC had five players in double figures and shot 50 percent, though the Tar Heels made just 18 of 32 foul shots. How much more confident? But the Tar Heels took advantage of mistakes by the Hurricanes (6-4, 3-3) to turn the game into a romp – complete with Williams and Switzer commandeering Miami’s “The U” hand sign in mocking celebrations of first-half scores. He has made 11 of his 17 attempts from the field overall, and seven of his 10 attempts from behind the 3-point line. But a frantic Badgers comeback gave the home team life as a layup by Vito Brown knotted the score at 67 all with 1:59 to go.
Britt downplayed the extra time he has been spending in the gym, working on his shot.
“Everything we asked them to do they did, and they did it well, ” Scott said of Miami’s preparation.
Britt’s teammates, though, told a different story.
Yet through two games Britt is answering one question: Who benefits most from Paige’s absence?
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Jillian Alleyne had 12 points and 13 rebounds for UO, Lexi Bando scored 18 points, Lexi Petersen had four 3-pointers and 14 points, and fifth-year transfer Kat Cooper (from Boston University) tallied 13 points in a reserve role.
