UNC's Heartbreak in Houston
Posted Apr 5, 2016
When Marcus Paige knocked down his improbable circus shot, a double-clutch hanging 3-pointer from right of the key, with 4.7 seconds to play, the senior guard was convinced North Carolina was going to win the national championship in overtime. All the Tar Heels had to do was survive those final 4.7 seconds. “You’re so close to that moment,” Paige said in the postgame locker room.
(Inside Carolina)
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