North Carolina's Losing Streak Grows To Four With Loss At Gonzaga

North Carolina has hit a rough patch as they’ve now lost four straight games with their most recent loss coming on the road in Spokane Washington against second ranked Gonzaga.

Garrison Brooks led North Carolina (6-5) with 16 points, but the Tar Heels have dropped four straight for the first time since the 2009-10 season. It's been a brutal stretch for the Tar Heels with the Zags the fifth opponent ranked in the top 10 in North Carolina's past six games. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/12/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-gonzaga.aspx

Then there's the injuries. North Carolina learned Monday it would be without star point guard Cole Anthony for four-to-six weeks following surgery to repair a partially torn meniscus in his right knee. Anthony sat during Sunday's loss to Wofford as did guard Leaky Black. Black returned Wednesday and had six points in nine minutes. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/12/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-gonzaga.aspx

North Carolina also played the second half without Brandon Robinson, who was feeling ill. He played 16 minutes of the first half and didn't score. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/12/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-gonzaga.aspx

Having Anthony and a completely healthy roster might not have mattered. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/12/18/mens-basketball-tar-heels-visit-gonzaga.aspx

While North Carolina suffered their fourth straight loss, Gonzaga meanwhile fourth straight win.

 Corey Kispert turned, put his hands out and gave a little shrug as he jogged back down the floor after his fifth 3-pointer of the night.”according to https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/18/mens-basketball-no-2-gonzaga-leaves-north-carolina-blue-after-94-81-victory.aspx
 
Gonzaga's do-everything junior forward picked a memorable night in the history of Zags' basketball to have maybe the best game of his career.”according to https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/18/mens-basketball-no-2-gonzaga-leaves-north-carolina-blue-after-94-81-victory.aspx

Kispert scored 26 points, Filip Petrusev added 20 and No. 2 Gonzaga rolled past North Carolina 94-81 on Wednesday, handing the Tar Heels their fourth straight loss. “according to https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/18/mens-basketball-no-2-gonzaga-leaves-north-carolina-blue-after-94-81-victory.aspx

More importantly, the Zags finished off an unbeaten stretch of three marquee games at Washington, at Arizona and against the Tar Heels.”according to https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/18/mens-basketball-no-2-gonzaga-leaves-north-carolina-blue-after-94-81-victory.aspx

North Carolina will return to Chapel on Saturday where they will host UCLA who hasn’t played a game since last Saturday when they lost to Notre Dame in South Bend who like North Carolina is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference with exception coming on the grid iron where they’re independent.