UNC basketball dominates San Diego State in March Madness First Four | Social reactions

Coming into the First Four, questions persisted about whether North Carolina men's basketball deserved a spot in the men's NCAA Tournament.

That question was soundly answered by a hungry Tar Heel squad that won 95-68 over San Diego State on Tuesday in the First Four at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio. UNC won the 11-seed in the play-in matchup and earned a date with No. 6 seed Ole Miss in the first round.

On Sunday, the decision to include UNC in the NCAA Tournament was met with anger and confusion from around the college basketball world. Tar Heels' fans hit back on social media with their reactions to a dominant win.

Former UNC player Ty Lawson was among those on social media calling out critics of North Carolina following the dominant performance.

Who shouldn’t be in tournament?!?!?!?
— Ty Lawson (@TyLawson3) March 19, 2025

Here's a sampling of the best social media reactions to North Carolina basketball's dominant win over San Diego State in the First Four:

UNC dominates San Diego State: Social reactions

North Carolina Men’s Basketball to literally everybody in America: pic.twitter.com/RomPTuJUxd
— Happy Hour Hoops (@happyhourhoops1) March 19, 2025

"They will silence the critics, at least for a couple days."

North Carolina with a DOMINANT 95-68 victory over SDSU. pic.twitter.com/Z7a8iY3uzo
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 19, 2025

North Carolina all out annihilated San Diego State. The Tar Heels went on that big run in the 1st half and never relented. The offense rained 3s, the defense shut down the Aztecs and they controlled transition. UNC also had 6 players score 9+ as their guard play & balance shined.
— Josh Markowitz (@Josh_markowitz) March 19, 2025

When you hear the noise of how you shouldn't have been in the tournament, you make a statement like what North Carolina did tonight in the First Four pic.twitter.com/nUaWsOfPvB
— Lee Harvey (@MusikFan4Life) March 19, 2025

San Diego State, the number 1 defense across D1 in field goal percentage allowed this season; gave up 95 points to UNC

It's the 1st time SDSU allowed 95+ points in a non-overtime game since 2006

North Carolina proved why they're in the bracket with tonight's performance
— Dalton Feely (@dfeely14) March 19, 2025

@UNC_Basketball remember they said we can’t beat SDSU and Ole Miss back to back same one that was eager to interview post game. The NORTH (Carolina) Remembers! pic.twitter.com/neel5BlTBG
— Chief Ali (@Jay_Ali23) March 19, 2025

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