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North Carolina seeking ACC title, No. 1 seed as first steps to help erase bad memory

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Four seconds still loom large in the North Carolina locker room -- 4.7 seconds to be exact.

That's how much time remained with the score tied against Villanova in the national championship game last season. The Tar Heels' relive losing on Kris Jenkins' 3-pointer without being prompted and they don't want to forget it either.

"We have a lot of guys who returned from that moment," UNC guard Joel Berry II said. "I just think about it all the time. Four seconds made a difference in my life I wish I could get those four seconds back, but I can't, and that's what's motivating me to get back to that point.