Meeks Gets Smart, Ignites Decisive Runs

Posted Jan 12, 2017
To hear Roy Williams say it, the difference between losing and winning for North Carolina on Wednesday night was thinking Kennedy Meeks outweighing non-thinking Kennedy Meeks. Thus, the Tar Heels won, escaping Wake Forest, 93-87, at Joel Coliseum on a night the Heels nearly blew a 19-point, second-half lead. (Tar Heel Illustrated)

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