Maye Madness: Tar Heels win regional on last-second jumper

Posted Mar 27, 2017
In a matter of milliseconds as Sunday reached an epic conclusion, North Carolina guard Joel Berry went from thinking Luke Maye’s last-second shot looked good to being convinced of its game-clinching accuracy. “He went right up into it with confidence,” Berry said. “When he let it go and started to skip back, shoot, I knew it. I was just waiting for it to go in.” (Burlington Times News)

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