GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The game ended and Oregon's guard Dylan Ennis sprinted off the court and darted through the University of Phoenix stadium tunnel into the first moment of the rest of his life.
I wanted him to stop, turn around, go back, and finish what he'd started.
Coach Dana Altman wasn't far behind his sixth-year senior, staring at his shoe tops as he walked toward the locker room. A few minutes earlier, on the court, Altman turned to a Ducks assistant and said, "Too many bad decisions. Too many stupid plays."
North Carolina beat Oregon 77-76 in a game that was lost as much as it was won.