The 25 Greatest Games in UNC Basketball History: No. 3 - The 2005 National Championship Game

Posted Aug 1, 2019
There was just under two minutes left and the top-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini, they of 37 wins and just a single loss by a single point, had just drawn even after trailing by 15 in the second half. The Illini crowd was at full throat, and the North Carolina crowd was watching through their fingers. “These are the possessions you will replay the rest of your life." (Tar Heel Blog)

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