Villanova capitalizes on UNC’s defensive gamble with Brice Johnson on final play
HOUSTON – The inbounder can be the most dangerous scoring option on a set play. …read more Source:: Fayetteville Observer
Holliday: The Villanova formula wins at the end
We have seen this before from Villanova. Shoot 58 percent, torment your opponent with more three point shooters than the other side has defenders, and most…
Medlin: The ‘agony of defeat’ on full display for Paige, Heels in Houston
It’s one of sport’s most famous sayings: “The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.” And it was on full display at the end of…
Tar Heels end season in heartbreaking fashion
In what will go down as one of the most dramatic endings to an NCAA National Championship game, two three pointers in the last five seconds decided it.
Gold: Paige forever a winner despite painful loss
Marcus Paige made a basket that Carolina fans are going to remember forever. While it didn’t lead to a win it revealed a winner. …read more…
Ovies: ‘Crying Jordan’ applied to Jordan himself after watching Heels lose
The “Crying Jordan” meme reached critical mass as Michael Jordan watches UNC lose NCAA Championship. …read more Source:: WRAL
UNC fans: Family even in defeat
Organizers estimated about 10,000 people packed the Dean E. Smith Center to watch UNC fall, 77-74 to Villanova. …read more Source:: WRAL
Despite bitter ending, late season run reaffirms Williams’ love of the game
HOUSTON – Toward the end of North Carolina’s Final Four open practice on Friday, Tar Heels coach Roy Williams walked from midcourt over to the CBS…
