In a wild offensive shootout, the North Carolina Tar Heels escaped Boone with a 63-61 win over Appalachian State on Saturday after the Mountaineers failed on consecutive two-point conversions in the game’s final minute and despite surrendering 40 fourth-quarter points at Kidd-Brewer Stadium.
Played before a record crowd of 40,168 fans for North Carolina’s first visit to Appalachian State, the game between the in-state schools was perhaps the most gigantically anticipated in Mountaineer history. The game had been sold on for a long time, and according to reports, the cheapest ticket on the resale market was going for $158 on StubHub for a general admission ticket.