Surely no Kentucky fan needs a reminder about what happened the last time UK played North Carolina. But in case you’ve forgotten, Luke Maye hit the game-winning shot with 0.3 seconds left to give UNC a 75-73 victory in the 2017 South Region Finals.
The dramatic finish inspired none other than Christian Laettner to tweet praise of Maye the following day. His tweet read:
“Luke my son ... May the force of the #32 be with you.”
Yes, Maye wears No. 32, as did Laettner when his buzzer-beating shot famously gave Duke a victory and broke Kentucky’s heart in a NCAA Tournament region finals 25 years earlier.