Tyler Zeller beats the buzzer
Posted Mar 11, 2011
Leslie McDonald couldn’t believe it. When he saw junior Tyler Zeller put up a shot with seconds left in a 59-59 tie with Miami, McDonald was stunned. “I didn’t even see Z,” McDonald said. “I was focused on Kendall (Marshall) trying to lay the ball up. Once he tried to lay it and wrapped it around, then I saw he threw it to Z, I was like, ‘That’s incredible.’”
(Daily Tar Heel)
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