But as many Tar Heel supporters feared back in the spring, the presences of Washington and Lubin, effectively serving as the program's only offseason addition with any shot of replacing legendary UNC basketball double-double producer Armando Bacot, just haven't been sufficient against big-time foes with giant-sized weapons.

The North Carolina Tar Heels matched up with the No. 4 ranked team in the nation, d, on Tuesday night in the semifinal round of the Maui Invitational. And like their game Monday against Dayton, the Tar Heels found themselves behind early.