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GREENVILLE, S.C. -- In the final four minutes of regulation, as VCU chipped away at what had been a 19-point deficit to claw back to within reach of a suddenly sluggish North Carolina, Rams coach Phil Martelli Jr. told his team to keep the energy up, that the Tar Heels were tired.
It was obvious to VCU. On the UNC bench, however, it was apparently far less clear.
In a series of terse exchanges with reporters after VCU's 82-78 overtime win, North Carolina coach Hubert Davis said he didn't think his team was tired, appeared baffled by a question about what went wrong down the stretch, and when pointedly asked why he'd gone with a short six-man rotation in those waning minutes, offered a succinct response: "Because that was my decision.