After building a 14-0 lead to start the game, Miami went toe-to-toe with North Carolina until the final 5 minutes of last night’s ACC Quarterfinal match. With just over 5 minutes left, the Tar Heels took an eight point lead but Ja’Quan Newton’s three-pointer from the top of the key cut it to 66-63 with 4:56 left. Unfortunately, the Hurricanes ran out of gas and could not close the gap. North Carolina went on a late run to clinch it, during which the Canes missed six shots in a row.
Talking to the media after the game head coach Jim Larrañaga said:
“Well, we felt like there were three things we had to do, and we didn’t do two of them.