Veteran Savvy, Poise Producing Clutch Finishes For Tar Heels

Posted Dec 30, 2017
First there was the 13-0 close out of Arkansas. Then the 9-0 streak past Tennessee. And now an 8-0 mark to beat Wake Forest. In all three cases - in games at a neutral, road and now home setting - the Tar Heels won by putting together a definitive, clutch run to end the game. This is the value of experience. Or, as Roy Williams has referred to it, "experienced talent." (Inside Carolina)

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