Fans stood to their feet. Christian Keeling continued his mid-range destruction as well, finishing the game making 7 of his 11 field goal attempts. K.J. Anthony Harris #0. Christian Keeling wasn't letting his teammates down. Add in the absence of Brooks to a team that often goes dormant offensively, and it was a heavyweight versus a featherweight brawl. He had ice on it and said he'd be alright going forward. LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In a quiet, solemn North Carolina locker room at the KFC Yum! His absence made it the ninth different starting lineup for UNC head coach Roy Williams this season, which is a record number during his tenure.“It was difficult,” senior guard Brandon Robinson said after the 72-55 loss to Louisville.
I feel like it kind of threw our rhythm off a little bit, but it is what it is. “We do a lot of ball-screens and big men setting cross-screens and exchanging and stuff so we couldn't get into those actions and it made our offense real stagnant.”Black was focusing on knowing, or remembering, the plays for the four position instead of just playing basketball. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. For once, they felt strong enough to battle, confident in their abilities as a team, and Coach Williams finally has a little rotation going, but it was a moment during the second half when everyone stopped their breath; Grad transfer, Christian Keeling, went down on what seemed to be an ankle injury.Keeling, who only finished with 4 points, is still a presence and bucket for UNC; losing him is the last thing the team needed. Smith penetrated from the high post and found the cutting Ellis for an easy layup. Keeling was seen requiring assistance to walk, and with the help of Cole Anthony, Keeling was escorted off. Senior Caleb Ellis set up in the corner and cut down the baseline to the basket. “I felt like I wasn't really involved in the game. Brooks was likely to be a main defender on ACC Preseason Player of the Year Jordan Nwora and the primary offensive weapon inside to attack Louisville’s small-ball lineup.
Brandon Robinson #4. It seemed as though the injury guy finally left their side. He didn’t have the luxury of being comfortable on the court and reacting to go get a rebound, to make a pass or pull up for a shot. Christian Keeling said the injury was an ankle bruise. The result was the Cardinals outrebounding the Tar Heels, 38-29, and forcing 17 UNC turnovers, the second-most forced by Louisville all season.“Out of all the positions I've played, the four is definitely the hardest one,” Black said. During his two minutes in, Keeling made a jumper and a steal, helping seal the game for UNC over Virginia Tech.During the post-game conference, Brandon Robinson spoke about the love the players have for each other and compared Keeling to Paul Pierce.To give you reference, during Game 1 of the NBA finals, Boston Celtics vs. LA Lakers, Paul Pierce suffered what seemed to be leg injury underneath the Lakers basket. Too much dribbling and not a lot of playing together.“It was a lot of dribbling and not a lot of different actions,” Bacot said. Blue Steel has the luxury of playing together day in and day out against the starters.
He couldn’t come up with many answers.It didn’t help that the Tar Heels found out shortly before game time they would be without their best defender and second-leading scorer in Garrison Brooks due to an illness. Christian Keeling #55.
It’s definitely tough. It's all or nothing for UNC heading into the ACC tourney. But the featherweight still has to compete and that’s what Carolina tried to do, it just wasn’t enough.“North Carolina played Louisville today at four o'clock and we're going to play again on Tuesday regardless who's going to play,” Williams said.
He couldn’t come up with many answers. Andrew Platek #3. He looked timid out there, which is a regression from his growing confidence as ACC play has progressed.One of the best run plays for Carolina tonight came in the final two minutes when Williams rolled out Blue Steel with the Tar Heels down 16. It's definitely different. Keeling (ankle) will play at less than 100 percent Wednesday at Syracuse, Inside Carolina reports.