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Carolina Basketball 2011-12 CAROLINA IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT Clemson came back from 11 down at the half to force over- time in the semifinals. A tip-in by Kupchak gave Carolina an overtime lead it would not re- linquish. Ford led UNC with 29, making 15 of 18 from the free throw line. ACC TOURNAMENT SERIES RECORDS Boston College Clemson Duke 1-1 Wayne Ellington and the Tar Heels won back- to-back ACC championships in 2007 and 2008. half knee injury. The second half featured one of the most memorable performances in ACC history as Scott scored 25 of his game-high 40 points on 12 of 13 shooting. Carolina won its third straight ACC title, 85-74, and Scott earned MVP honors. 1972 South Carolina's departure from the ACC left only seven teams, and Carolina received a bye into the semifinal against Duke. Four Tar Heels scored in double figures, led by Bobby Jones, who carded a double-double (14 points, 11 re- bounds) as the Tar Heels won, 63-48. Carolina was in the championship game for the fifth time in six years. Maryland was in the finals for the first time since 1958. Robert McAdoo (15 points, 7.5 rebounds per game) be- came the fifth Tar Heel in six years to earn the MVP award as Carolina held on for a 73-64 win. Dennis Wuycik (17.5 points, 5 rebounds) and George Karl (13 points, 2.5 rebounds) joined McAdoo on the all-tournament first team. 1975 The Tar Heels trailed Wake Forest in the quarterfinal by eight points with 50 seconds left. Freshman point guard Phil Ford (44 seconds to play), Mitch Kupchak (36 seconds), Walter Davis (30 seconds) and Brad Hoffman (two seconds) hit jump shots and the Deacs missed a pair of free throws to force overtime. In the extra ses- sion with the game tied at 96 Carolina took possession with 58 seconds to play. UNC went Four Corners and drew a technical against Wake Forest with 29 seconds to play for not forcing UNC to take action. Ford hit the free throw and another free throw six seconds later as Carolina tri- umphed, 101-100. Davis (31 points, 12 rebounds), Kupchak (16 points, 14 re- bounds) and Ford (25 points) led the Tar Heels. Ford was outstanding in the championship game against de- fending NCAA champion NC State. Carolina took the lead, 56-55, on a jumper by Davis with nine minutes left and then went into its delay offense. Ford hit two baskets in the next two and one-half minutes, and NC State did not score during a 5:18 stretch, leading to a 70-66 Tar Heel victory. Ford (26 points per game) was the MVP and was joined on the first-team by Kupchak (13.7 points, 13.7 rebounds). Davis netted 19 points and grabbed 7.7 rebounds over the three games. NC State South Carolina Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest Total 1977 No. 1 seed Carolina met No. 7 Virginia in the finals in a rematch of the 1976 final won by the Cavaliers. Ford scored 19 points in the first half, but the Cavaliers led by one at the break. Vir- ginia led 64-56 with 7:08 remaining, but over the next 5:03 the Tar Heels outscored the Wa- hoos, 15-1. Freshman Mike O'Koren and John Kuester led the final charge after Ford fouled out with 5:45 to play and Virginia still holding a 64-61 advantage. A layup by Bruce Buckley with 3:37 to play broke a 67-all tie and gave UNC the lead for good. Kuester's take-charge attitude and perfect free throw shooting earned him MVP honors after the Tar Heel title. 1979 Duke defeated UNC in the final game of the regular season to share the regular-season title, but the Tar Heels won the draw for the tourna- ment's top seed and first-round bye. Carolina defeated Maryland, 102-79, in the semifinals, as Florida State Georgia Tech Maryland Miami 15-1 8-12 4-1 4-5 12-3 1-0 11-4 4-2 11-3 2-0 13-8 86-40 five Tar Heels scored in double figures. Al Wood led with 19 points on 8 of 10 shooting. Carolina beat Duke in the fi- nals, 71-63. Dudley Bradley scored 16 points with seven steals and four assists and earned MVP honors. O'Koren had 18 points and eight re- bounds and was 10 for 11 from the free throw line. The Tar Heels turned the ball over just seven times and forced 14 Duke miscues. O'Koren and Dave Colescott, who averaged 15 and 12.5 points per game in the tournament, respec- tively, also were first-team selections. 1981 UNC beat Wake Forest, 58-57, in one semifi- nal as Mike Pepper nailed a 16-foot jumper with eight seconds to play. Sam Perkins scored 18 points and pulled down 15 rebounds and James Worthy added 12 points and 11 rebounds. The Deacons led 53-46 but Pepper and Perkins each hit two baskets. The second basket by Perkins gave UNC a 56-55 lead with 4:12 to play. Alvis Rogers hit an 11-foot jumper to give Wake the lead back with 1:30 to play, but Pepper hit the game-winner with eight seconds to go. Carolina and Maryland met in the final in the Capital Centre in Landover, Md. The game was tied seven times in the second half, but the Tar Heels went ahead for good with 2:53 to play on a Jimmy Black steal and lay-up. Wood scored twice in the final two minutes to secure a 61-60 triumph. Perkins (17.7 points, 8.3 rebounds) became just the second freshman ever, and first since Ford, to be named MVP. Worthy (13 points, 7.7 rebounds) joined Perkins as a first-team all- tournament selection. 1982 Freshman and ACC Tournament MVP Phil Ford cuts the nets in Greensboro in 1975. No. 1-ranked Carolina led No. 2 Virginia, 34- 31, at halftime behind Worthy's 16 points. Michael Jordan scored four of the Tar Heels' first five field goals in the second half. His fourth straight field goal, with 8:44 to play, was Carolina's last of the game. Leading 44-43 with 7:34 remain- ing, Carolina spread the floor and held the ball. Virginia fouled six times over the next 7:06, finally putting Matt Doherty on the foul line for 1-and-1 with 28 seconds left. Doherty hit the first for a two-point edge. Virginia turned the ball over with three seconds to play. Doherty hit two free throws and Ralph Sampson had an uncontested dunk with one second left as Carolina prevailed, 47-45. The field goal by Sampson was the first by the Cavaliers since the 7:34 mark. Worthy (13.3 points, 8 rebounds), Per- Sally Sather 141 Bob Donnan