In college basketball's strangest year, UNC's win over Miami comes in unexpected fashion

Posted Jan 7, 2021
This college basketball season has been bizarre. But for UNC, calling it bizarre would be an understatement. And Tuesday's last-second victory against the Miami Hurricanes epitomized that. On a night when the Tar Heels couldn’t put the ball in the basket, senior Andrew Platek made the biggest shot of his four-year career to give the Tar Heels a 67-65 victory. (Daily Tar Heel)

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