The 1-2 Maui stretch, which came to an end on Wednesday night in the third-place game, could drop the Tar Heels out or near the bottom of the AP Top 25 next week. And it's no surprise that the team's struggles coincided with drops to the averages and shooting percentages of most players on the roster.

Tre Holloman is a third-year guard at Michigan State who had appeared in 76 games for the Spartans before Wednesday. Career starts: two. Starts this season: zero. But with an opponent in North Carolina that starts three guards 6-foot-3 or smaller,

The issue UNC basketball faced in its loss at Kansas reared its head again in a defeat against Auburn at the Maui Invitational.