Video: 8 Points in 17 Seconds, March 2 1974
Posted Mar 2, 2014
March 2, 1974: UNC scores 8 points in the final 17 seconds of regulation against Duke, capped by Walter Davis' 30-foot bank shot from the wing as time expired. The Tar Heels went on to win the game in overtime, 96-92, in one of the most dramatic games in the history of the rivalry.
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