UNC Grinds Out Victory Despite Late Deficit

Posted Dec 1, 2020
With No. 14 North Carolina trailing by five points with seven minutes to play in Tuesday’s semifinal matchup with Stanford, Roy Williams leaned on a blend of veterans and true freshmen to grind out a 67-63 victory and advance to the championship game at the Maui Invitational. “I feel like we were battle-tested,” Leaky Black said following the victory. (Inside Carolina)

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