Basketball is a game that ebbs and flows. One team scores a few points. The other team scores a few points. Sometimes those scoring sprees last longer than reasonably expected. Other times, they are short, concise, and over in the blink of an eye-but no less important.
Monday night’s championship game was filled with many of the latter. Neither team truly ever gained control for a variety of reasons. However, the second half was bookended by two quick 8-0 spurts that proved vital to the Tar Heels earning their sixth NCAA National Championship (and seventh overall).
Both scoring runs lasted a combined total of four minutes.