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Lucas: Alabama Rapid Reactions

By Adam Lucas

1. It's just almost impossible to describe the number of opportunities and missed opportunities for Carolina in that game. In the second four-overtime game in UNC history (the other was a 1976 win over Tulane), Alabama won a 103-101 decision. It's a shame that such an historic game will largely be remembered for perhaps the only overturned goaltending call in program history.

2. Nate Oats called a timeout on Alabama's final possession of the second half and had a chance to set up a game-winning shot. It looked like the Tide liked the matchup of Jahvon Quinerly agianst Caleb Love, but a ball screen allowed a UNC switch, leaving Leaky Black--a better defender and exactly who UNC would have wanted defending the potential winning shot--on Quinerly.