North Carolina’s Kenny Williams made two free throws with 17 seconds to play in overtime to seal the 14th-ranked Tar Heels’ 89-86 victory over Clemson on Tuesday night at Littlejohn Coliseum.
The Tigers, who had their nine-game winning streak snapped, had the ball stolen on their next possession and Williams made a layup on the other end with six seconds to play to put the game out of reach. It was also Clemson’s first loss at home this season.
North Carolina (13-3, 1-1 ACC) was in jeopardy of losing its second game to open the ACC season when Clemson’s Marcquise Reed made a three-pointer with 19.