The comeback seemed likely, the shot nearly improbable.
But when Joel Berry II made a 3-pointer with 4.1 seconds left in Tuesday's game against Miami, tying the score at 88, it felt like North Carolina had done everything needed to overcome a 16-point deficit and win Berry and Theo Pinson's final game at the Smith Center.
Seconds later, Berry watched as Miami's Ja'Quan Newton made a running 3-pointer from inside the midcourt line at the buzzer. The shot sealed the Hurricanes' 91-88 upset win.
"That's the shot we wanted them to take, and it just so happened to go in," Berry said.