It was March 18, or 231 days ago.

It’s still burned into their psyches.

“I mean,” junior guard Miles Byrd said, “it’s been our motivating factor all summer.”

North Carolina 95, San Diego State 68.

It was in Dayton, Ohio, in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament, which in some ways made falling behind 33-13 in the first half and 47-23 at halftime and 82-42 in the second half even worse.

“With the First Four, those are the only two games on TV that day, and everyone tunes in,” Byrd said. “It was definitely embarrassing, simple as that. You never want to lose, let alone get blown out on national television.

“I remember talking to Steph Curry as a kid, and he said you’re only as good as your last game. Our last time playing (a game that counted) was against UNC and we got beat by 30. …

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