We'll never know, but you'll never convince me otherwise.
Virginia eventually won Monday night's game by eight points, so at least on paper Coby White's three-pointer with 3:29 remaining wouldn't have made a difference. But it felt otherwise.
White's desperation heave came just a split second after the shot clock expired. Instead of Carolina taking a 62-59 lead, the game remained tied at 59…at least until the Cavaliers went on a 10-2 run to finish the contest.
Maybe if it had counted, Carolina would have simply lost by five rather than by eight. But much like Danny Green's three-pointer against Kansas in 2008 that went in and then came out, inside the building, in the moment, it felt like more than just a simple three-point shot.