Having squandered a 25-point lead in the final 10 minutes of regulation and lost two of their best players in the process, North Carolina appeared to be on the verge of crashing out of the NCAA tournament via a stunning meltdown.
Somehow, some way, the eighth-seeded Tar Heels steadied themselves in overtime to eliminate the South Region’s No. 1 seed and reassert themselves as genuine threats to make the Final Four.
Freshman guard R.J. Davis had the biggest role in helping North Carolina overcome a furious Baylor rally, suspect officiating and its inability to break a full-court press.