Several records involving three-point attempts were set this season . Thirty-five three-point attempts were made in the game against Davidson , setting a program record of three-point attempts made in a single game . The Tar Heels would come close to matching that record later that season against Wake Forest in the Dean Smith Center and Clemson at Littlejohn Coliseum . Eight hundred and twenty two three-point goals were attempted and 290 three-point goals were attempted this season , both program-high records . The 40-point margin in the away game at Maryland became the third largest margin of defeat in the program 's history , after a 43-point loss against Lynchburg Elks in 1915 and a 42-point loss against Kentucky in 1950 . Despite a winning record at the start of this season , the Tar Heels finished conference play with a 6 – 10 record . The Tar Heels needed a win in the 2003 ACC Men 's Basketball Tournament to advance to the NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament . The Tar Heels fell short of this goal , defeating Maryland in the quarterfinals but falling to Duke in the semifinals
2003 ACC Men 's Basketball Tournament
2003 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2002–03 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team