Turnovers and a lack of rebounding led North Carolina to a 20-point defeat in Littlejohn Coliseum, leaving guards Elliot Cadeau and Seth Trimble questioning what went wrong.

With both teams playing on short rest after emotional wins over the weekend, Clemson was too much for UNC on Monday. The Tigers kept rolling in a 85-65 win over the Tar Heels.

Clemson appears at No. 30 in the NCAA NET Rankings, third among ACC teams. UNC basketball checks in at No. 46, fifth in a conference likely to receive no more than a handful of NCAA Tournament invites.