Chansky’s Notebook: A Mixed History

Posted Mar 14, 2022
Between a devastating loss to Texas A&M in Denton in 1980 and a heartbreaker to Villanova in Houston 36 years later, the Tar Heels have gone 7-5 in post-season games in Texas. The 1980 game was a 17-point defeat in two overtimes to the Aggies the year James Worthy missed most of the season with a broken ankle. How do you lose by 17 in overtime? (GoHeels.com)

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