The North Carolina almost ended a return of a 24 -point deficit against Duke best classified in the ACC tournament, to see it escape on the most unusual errors.
The Tar Heels dragging by one with 4.1 seconds to play, Jae’lyn Withers committed a lane violation to cancel the franc lance of Ven-Allen Lubin.
The Blue Devils then closed a 74-71 Victory In the semi-finals on Friday evening.
Withers, a graduate striker who had helped direct the Tar Heels’ last month to rekindle their hopes of the NCAA tournament, entered painting with his right foot while he was trying to be ready to jump on any potential rebound. The whistle blowed for the violation while Lubin’s shot fell through the net.
The Tar Heels missed a point of 3 -point despair on a final possession, and Withers immediately covered his face with his jersey on the anguish bench. Later, he spoke to journalists with coach Hubert Davis standing by his side in a demonstration of support.
Duke won the removal game without the first -year star Cooper Flagg and the versatile defender Maliq Brown due to injuries.
Report by the Associated Press.
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