Armando Bacot: 'No chance' to win with these kind of offensive struggles

North Carolina had far from their best offensive game on Monday, and it led to a loss against Miami by a score of 80-72. The Tar Heels have now lost four of their last five, and the program is looking for some direction.

For Armando Bacot, a return to Chapel Hill this season was supposed to be a crowning. Instead it’s been a struggle, and he elaborated on North Carolina’s offensive woes against the Hurricanes.

“Second half, we came out flat. Didn’t really hit shots,” explained Bacot. “Thought we played solid defense for the most part. They’re a great offensive team. … I think overall, we played solid defensively.

“But when you struggle like that on the offensive end, especially against a team like that, you’ve got no chance to win.”

That’s been the story far too often for Bacot and North Carolina over the 2022-2023 season. The Tar Heels are on the bubble of the NCAA Tournament, and an unthinkable missing of the dance could come to fruition.

The Tar Heels have plenty to figure out over the last month of the season, and it paramount for Armando Bacot to go out on a high note. Time will tell if they can figure it out, or if they continue to sink.

Armando Bacot after Miami loss: ‘I’m blank right now’

North Carolina fell to Miami 80-72 on Monday night, marking the fourth loss for the program in the last five games. Even star Armando Bacot is at a loss for words given the team’s recent struggles.

The 2022 national runner up, UNC now finds itself fighting for its NCAA Tournament life. ESPN’s Joe Lunardi had the Tar Heels as one of the “Last Four In” as of Monday.

“I’m honestly just blank right now,” Bacot told reporters after the game. “Not really processing anything. I don’t really know how I feel right now.”

Miami built a sizeable lead in the contest against North Carolina in the second half then was able to close it out as the Tar Heels made a run of it late.

The loss was North Carolina’s fourth in the last five games. And you don’t need to remind Bacot of the importance of the closing stretch.

“We’ve got to figure something out because we’ve got a tough stretch coming up,” Bacot said. “It doesn’t get easier, so we’ve got to figure it out.

“It’s tough how it’s been all year. This is not how any of us wanted it to go, but we can’t feel sorry for ourselves. We’ve got to figure out something.”

On3’s Sam Gillenwater contributed to this article.