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Carolina Basketball 2011-12 FANTASTIC FINISHES was the freshman Jordan who took a pass from Jimmy Black and made the game-winning shot. Worthy stole an errant pass from Hoya forward Fred Brown in the final seconds to clinch the title. UNC 70, Tulane 68 (3 OT) November 30, 1982 John Williams made two free throws with eight seconds to play to give Tulane a 53-51 edge. Michael Jordan was whistled for an offensive foul with four seconds remaining, and it appeared the Tar Heels would start a season with three successive losses for the first time since 1928-29. However, Jordan stole the inbounds pass and hit a 24-foot prayer at the buzzer to tie the game. Carolina prevailed, 70-68, in triple overtime. Carolina UNC 64, Virginia 63 February 10, 1983 trailed second-ranked Virginia by 16 points in the second half and was down 63-53 with 4:12 remaining. Jimmy Braddock hit a three-pointer and Matt Doherty and Sam Perkins each converted one- and-ones to close the gap to 63-60 with 2:54 remaining. Virginia held the ball and Perkins was forced to foul Ralph Sampson with 1:20 left. The All-America cen- ter missed the front end of his one-and-one. Braddock missed a three-pointer, but Michael Jordan was there to put in the rebound. As Rick Carlisle dribbled up-court, Jordan stole the ball and slammed it home for a 64-63 Tar Heel lead. Carlisle missed a last-second shot and Jordan grabbed the rebound in front of a delirious Car- michael crowd. UNC 75, Maryland 74 January 9, 1985 Lefty Driesell's Maryland Terrapins seemed poised to knock off Carolina at Carmichael Au- ditorium. The Terps led 72-69 with 23 seconds left and Keith Gatlin on the line for a one-and- one. The 83 percent foul shooter missed the front end and UNC's Kenny Smith sank a jump shot with 16 seconds left. Adrian Branch, a 78 percent free-throw shooter, also missed. Dave Popson provided the winning points with a high-arcing jumper with nine seconds to play. Curtis Hunter's steal and free throws secured the win. UNC 60, Notre Dame 58 March 16, 1985 In the second round of the NCAA Tourna- ment, the higher-seeded Tar Heels had to play at Notre Dame. Tied at 58 with 1:38 left, the Irish held for the last shot. Irish point guard David Rivers lost control of the ball, enabling Curtis Hunter to scoop it up and make a lead pass to Kenny Smith. Smith slammed it home, then Walter Davis (No. 24) capped a furious, eight-point comeback in the final 17 seconds of regulation with this 25-foot shot at the buzzer on March 2, 1974. Carolina went on to defeat Duke, 96- 92, in overtime. stole the inbounds pass to seal the win. UNC 96, Syracuse 93 (OT) November 21, 1987 Undermanned Carolina faced top-ranked Syracuse in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic and the Orange led by 14 with 15:39 to play. Carolina stormed back and sent the game into overtime when freshman Pete Chilcutt hit a turnaround jumper at the horn to tie the game at 85. UNC 80, James Madison 79 November 24, 1989 The Tar Heels trailed Lefty Driesell's Dukes, 79-70, with less than a minute to play in the Maui Classic. An offensive rebound basket by Rick Fox and a steal and three-pointer by Hu- bert Davis cut the deficit to four with 48 seconds to play. Pete Chilcutt hit a three to pull within one with 10 ticks remaining. The Tar Heels had one last chance after a JMU player stepped out of bounds and King Rice tossed an off-balance runner from the top of the key that banked in at the buzzer. UNC 79, Oklahoma 77 March 17, 1990 The Tar Heels trailed No. 1 ranked Oklaho- ma, 74-73, with 55 seconds to play when Rick Fox nailed a three-pointer from 25 feet away. The Sooners answered with a conventional three-point play and led, 77-76, but King Rice was fouled with 10 seconds left. Rice hit the first shot, but missed the second. The rebound went out-of-bounds to Carolina with eight seconds to play. Fox hit a driving bank shot off the glass as time expired that gave the Tar Heels a 79-77 win and a 10th consecu- tive trip to the Sweet 16. UNC 80, Wake Forest 78 February 8, 1992 Just three days after knocking off No. 1 Duke, Carolina rallied from 22 points behind to defeat Wake Forest, 80-78, on Brian Reese's jumper at the buzzer. The comeback was the largest in Tar Heel history. UNC trailed by 20 with 14:49 to play and by 11 with 6:17 to go before a 10-0 run cut the Deacs lead to 75-74. Pat Sullivan tied the game at 78 with a pair of free throws with 38 seconds left. Reese set up the final possession with a steal with 16 seconds to go. He drove the lane and missed, but grabbed his own rebound and launched a 12-footer at the buzzer for the win. UNC 82, Florida State 77 January 27, 1993 The Seminoles jumped out to a 45- 28 advantage at the half and later extended the lead to as many as 21 points. Carolina trailed 73-54 with less than nine minutes to play. The Tar Heels, keyed by a pair of three- pointers by Henrik Rodl, then ran off 15 straight points and Eric Montross hit a jump hook with 1:59 left to cut the FSU lead to 77-76. George Lynch stole a crosscourt pass by Charlie Ward and slammed the ball home to give Carolina a 78-77 lead. Clutch foul shooting by Don- ald Williams sealed the 82-77 victory. The Tar Heels outscored the Seminoles 28-4 over the last nine minutes. 1993 NCAA Tournament In the run to the national championship, the Tar Heels had to overcome double-digit deficits on three different occasions. Carolina trailed Arkansas, 25-14, more than 10 minutes into the first half of the East Regional semifinal. Sparked by George Lynch and Donald Williams, the Tar Heels went on a 14-3 run to tie the game at 28. Carolina fell behind 38-31 before knotting the score at 45 at halftime and eventually prevail- ing 80-74. The Tar Heels trailed Cincinnati 29-14 in the regional final with less than seven minutes re- maining in the first half. The Bearcats' Nick Van Exel hit his sixth three-pointer of the half with 4:50 remaining to chalk up his 21st point and a 33-20 lead. Led by Derrick Phelps' defense, Carolina cut the deficit to one by halftime, held Van Exel to only two points in the final 20 min- utes and pulled out a 75-68 overtime win. The Tar Heels fell behind Michigan, 23-13, in the national championship game. Carolina went on a 12-2 run to tie the game, capped off by a three-pointer by Donald Williams. Carolina took a 42-36 halftime lead and went on to win 145