Lucas: Now And Then

Let's make a pact: this should be about this night only.

It really should be. This wasn't about history or Roy Williams against NC State or anything other than February 25, 2020, a day when North Carolina needed a basketball win about as much as any time in program history.

So we will just talk about Garrison Brooks and his 30 points and his six-of-six free throws in the final minute and 14-of-16 overall. So many times this year things have gone in the final minute, and this time there was just swish…swish…swish.

"I was saying my little brother Justin's name when I shot the ball, because he's so cool under pressure," Brooks said.

Now look, I know we said no history, but there simply must be a…