Before Coby White's heroics or his crucial shot, Luke Maye was speaking with Roy Williams on Friday, when the senior made an observation about North Carolina's season to that point.
Through 22 games, Maye said the Tar Heels hadn't truly been in one that came down to the wire. In fact, all of their 18 victories had been decided by six points or more. No UNC squad had gone as many games without winning at least one by five points or fewer since the 2006-07 team.
So naturally, just a day after Maye's conversation with Williams, Carolina found itself in a tight game, one never separated by more than seven points, on Saturday at the Smith Center.