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No. 17 Texas Hits Buzzer-Beater to Upset No. 14 North Carolina

With just 0.1 seconds left in a tie game between No. 17 Texas and No. 14 North Carolina, Matt Coleman shot a stepback jumper. Both teams watched as it hit the rim, bounced off the backboard and finally dropped through the net, giving the Longhorns a 69–67 win in the Maui Invitational Championship.

Coleman finished with 22 points against the Tar Heels and was named the tournament's MVP. Texas won despite blowing a 16-point lead late in the first half and falling behind with about just two and a half minutes left in the game.

"It was on line.