For a few minutes, it looked like the Tar Heels were going to validate their critics. They committed turnovers on four of their first six possessions against a San Diego State defense ranked 13th in the country on KenPom. UNC's offense should have been good enough to hang with that unit, but it was a bad beginning.

The North Carolina Tar Heels (22-13) and the San Diego State Aztecs (21-9) will meet on Tuesday in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament.

RJ Davis and his North Carolina teammates sure looked as though they belonged in the NCAA Tournament on Tuesday night.Davis scored 26 points and shot 6 of 6 from 3-point range to help the Tar Heels silence some skeptics with a dominant 95-68 victory over San Diego State in their First Four matchup.