Lucas: The Walk

Shea Rush has been studying Roy Williams for four years, so he knew. He's seen the Carolina head coach in hundreds of practices and over 100 games. By this point, he didn't need to look at the scoreboard to know what was about to happen.

"The way he walked from the baseline up to the scorer's table, he's just got a walk," Rush said. "I said, 'Alright, here it comes.'"

The senior was right, of course. Ohio State led Carolina 54-40 with 10:42 remaining, but it felt substantially worse than the score indicated. The Buckeyes' last two baskets had been dunks, and the Tar Heels had made one field goal in the prior five minutes--a stretch that included one of the foremost Williams warning signs, a…