North Carolina had a 93.3% chance to win that game with 3:54 left on the clock.
53-60 and Cyclones’ ball, but it wasn't looking very good.
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The blue line then proceeds to shoot up like a rocket the next few game minutes.
Here is what happened next in terms of scoring --
3:32 -- 56-60 -- Grill made three
3:15 -- 56-61 -- Kunc foul, UNC 1/2 on free throws
3:07 -- 58-61 -- Jones dunk
2:30 -- 61-61 -- Grill three after Kalscheur steal
1:43 -- 63-61 -- Grill made two after Kalscheur steal
1:18 -- 65-61 -- Holmes 2/2 from the line after steal
0:25 -- 66-61 -- Kalscheur 1/2 from the line
0:20 -- 66-63 -- UNC 2/2 from the line
0:19 -- 68-63 -- Holmes 2/2 from the line
0:08 -- 70-63 -- Grill 2/2 from the line after Kalscheur steal
0:01 -- 70-65 -- UNC made layup, essentially a garbage-time point by then
Final.
7/8 from the line after the under-four timeout is how you ice a game.