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 North Carolina Tar Heels capped off their 3-game run through the Maui Invitational with a disappointing, 92-89 loss against Michigan State Wednesday night in the Third Place game.