UNC men’s basketball saw its postseason end Thursday night, as the Tar Heels blew a 19-point second-half lead and fell in overtime to No. 11 seed VCU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Carolina (24-9, 12-6 in ACC play) failed to score a field goal during the extra frame after going through a dry offensive spell with the Rams mounting their comeback. The loss marks the second consecutive year where Hubert Davis’ team lost in the first round of March Madness and closes the 2025-26 season on a three-game losing streak. It also marks senior Seth Trimble’s final game with the program and spells another offseason that may be turbulent with the transfer portal.
A Carolina legend ?
Thank you, Seth Trimble ? #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/57BtbTGrjw
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 20, 2026
Following the final buzzer, many media members took to social media to share stats about Carolina’s collapse — the largest in first-round history of the NCAA Tournament.
FINAL: VCU 82, UNC 78.The Tar Heels' 19-point blown lead is the largest by any team in the history of the men's NCAA Tournament.VCU's Terrence Hill Jr. is the first player off the bench with at least 30/5/5 since Indiana's Kent Benson in 1975.
— Matt Norlander (@norlander.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T01:21:01.963Z
North Carolina in the final 15 minutes of game action:
Four made field goalsFive turnoversSix missed free throws
The Tar Heels' last made shot came with 2:44 left in regulation.
(By comparison, Terrence Hill Jr. had 17 points by himself over that span.) t.co/OWSBMPDAoP
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) March 20, 2026
"Total collapse down the stretch … [UNC] shouldn't lose this game."
Former UNC player @Johnhenson31 reacts to the Tar Heels blowing a 19-point lead against VCU. pic.twitter.com/UUIdpg9ABe
— CBS Sports College Basketball ? (@CBSSportsCBB) March 20, 2026
North Carolina scored only 3 points in overtime.
Of the 758 overtime periods played this year, teams scored more than 3 points 97.6% of the time.
Extremely rare to be held to that little in OT.
— Evan Miyakawa (@EvanMiya) March 20, 2026
North Carolina is now 48-2 when leading by 10+ at halftime in the NCAA Tournament.
Both losses were under Hubert Davis.
2022 National Title vs Kansas2026 Rd of 64 vs VCU
— Bryan Ives (@awaytoworthy) March 20, 2026
Nobody will have a worse loss than UNC tonight.
Breathtakingly bad.
— Josh Graham (@JoshGrahamShow) March 20, 2026
Every Carolina fan has watched this same game way too many times
— Tate Frazier (@tatefrazier) March 20, 2026
This means UNC has gone three of the last four years without going to the round of 32
— Andrew Jones (@AJTarHeel247) March 20, 2026
Additionally, plenty of Tar Heel fans vented their emotions — like frustration, disappointment and sadness — on social media. After a tumultuous initial four seasons at the helm of UNC men’s basketball, Davis faced significant criticism online Thursday night and many posters either debated or called for the head coach to depart the program.
Here are some of the highlights in the wake of Thursday’s loss:
Every Carolina group chat saw them taking their foot off the pedal when they were up big and knew what was coming.
How many times are we going to keep doing this?
— UNC Humor (@UNC_Humor) March 20, 2026
Let the meltdown ensue……..understandably. ?Unacceptable.
— Countesses of UNC (@CountessesofUNC) March 20, 2026
Nope t.co/JUbW4RkDuc
— Josh Stein (@JoshStein_) March 20, 2026
Wtf!!!!! We were up 10… I go workout and come back to an L!!!!! What happened?
— Ty Lawson (@TyLawson3) March 20, 2026
??
— Kennedy Meeks (@Asapmeeks03) March 20, 2026
…….
— Justin Jackson (@JJacks_44) March 20, 2026
I hate this is how Seth Trimbles career at UNC will end. He deserved better.
— Caleb Wilson Enthusiast (@uncglazer) March 20, 2026
Heartbroken for my team and heartbroken for Seth Trimble most of all.
— Amy Can’t Cook (@amynoelle24) March 20, 2026
We were up 19 pic.twitter.com/ppM1vK6gae
— ♛Young Simba♛ (A Leaky Black Stan Account) (@CrownedPrinceHC) March 20, 2026
Jonathan Powell is the only #UNC sub that played in the entire second half.
No coincidence this starting five looked gassed down the stretch. Zero rotation.
— Jacob Turner (@JacobTurnerNC) March 20, 2026
Let Roy coach OT.
— Ross Martin (@RossMartinNC) March 20, 2026
Free Throws man??♂️??♂️??♂️??♂️
— Marquise Williams (@1MjWilliams2) March 20, 2026
Bad news: the Tar Heel men's basketball season is overGood news: the Tar Heel men's basketball season is over
— Max Sloan (@maxsloan.blog) 2026-03-20T01:25:03.296Z
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