TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ Cole Anthony sat in a chair in the visitor's locker room and sulked. His head hung low. His black and blonde dreadlocks covered his eyes, and he spoke in a quiet voice as he answered reporters' questions.
About 30 or 40 minutes had passed since North Carolina's 65-59 loss to No. 8 Florida State on the road, but Anthony was still wearing his game jersey.
His teammates had already showered and dressed. And most were about to head back to the team's bus.
When asked what was going through his mind, Anthony said he was apologetic.
"I'm just sorry to my teammates," he said. "I could have done better."
Anthony, a 6-3, 190-pound freshman guard, struggled on Monday. He scored 16 points, but was 5 of 22 from the floor overall. He was 2 of 14 in the second half.
The Tar Heels led the Seminoles 37-33 with 16:22 left after a Garrison Brooks jumpshot. But the team went cold after that.
Over an 11-minute stretch, UNC missed 17 shot attempts _ eight of them Anthony's. It was a critical stretch in a game UNC desperately needed to win.
"I missed like five free throws, missed probably like 12 shots straight just by myself," Anthony said without looking up. "A lot of those shots were just bad shots. Could have set my teammates up better. Could have made a lot better decisions."
