The last time Kanler Coker had done something like this? He had to think about it for a second.
“Are you meanin’ in practice or ...” Coker, the North Carolina senior guard, said in the Tar Heels’ locker room after their 103-64 victory against Texas Southern on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
It was a victory that will be remembered for a few things: Justin Jackson breaking out of his shooting slump, for one. The Tar Heels’ overall dominance. But if there was a signature moment, a signature play from UNC’s opening-round victory, it might have come with about one minute remaining.