Faculty basketball’s most storied rivalry delivered one other epic chapter on Saturday evening when the No. 14 North Carolina Tar Heels shocked the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils.
North Carolina overcame a 10-point deficit to knock off its in-state rival, 71-68, and it did so in dramatic trend with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Seth Trimble.
Seth Trimble’s buzzer-beater lifts North Carolina
North Carolina’s 10-point comeback was its largest comeback win in opposition to Duke in over 20 years.
The Tar Heels tied the sport at 68 within the ultimate minute when Henri Veesar drilled a 3-pointer to set the stage for Trimble’s basket.
Here’s a have a look at Trimble’s shot.
Trimble completed the sport with 16 factors, three steals and two rebounds, whereas that game-winning shot was not solely his solely 3-point make of the evening, it was additionally his solely 3-point try of the evening.
He definitely saved it for the fitting second.
The win is North Carolina’s fifth in a row and helps it preserve its spot within the fifth spot within the ACC standings.
For Duke, it’s only its second lack of the season and it’s one other irritating one. Not solely as a result of it got here in opposition to its prime rival, but additionally as a result of in each losses for the Blue Devils this season, they’ve had double-digit leads solely to permit them to slide away.
Duke remains to be the most effective groups within the nation, with maybe one of the best participant within the nation in Cameron Boozer, however that’s nonetheless a tricky strategy to let two wins slip away.
Duke and North Carolina will play not less than yet one more time this season after they shut out their common season schedule in opposition to one another on March 7 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. There’s additionally the potential for a postseason assembly in both the ACC event or maybe even the NCAA event.
