The only way that a Quad 4 win can help a team is if it’s a blowout, and North Carolina’s overtime victory Saturday over Boston College was decidedly not like that. The 102–96 win avoided a disastrous Quad 4 loss that would have been a black mark on the Tar Heels’ NCAA resume. Even with the win, UNC dropped one spot to 40th in the NET rankings. (Tar Heel Tribune) Vince Carter gets ‘emotional’ during Nets’ jersey retirement ceremony
The emotion seeping through the face of Vince Carter had been evident from the beginning, from the fourth question of a news conference hours before.