The University of North Carolina saw a furious comeback come up short against rival Duke on Friday night in the ACC tournament. After the trailing by 24 in the second half, the Tar Heels were down just one point with 4.1 seconds remaining, and Ven-Allen Lubin was at the line with a chance to take the lead.
Lubin missed the first free throw and made the second, but the make was negated by a lane violation by Jae’Lyn Withers . Duke still would have had a chance to win in regulation, but it was still a surprising and brutal way for a game to end.
Withers was understandably devastated, but still faced the media after the game. Withers was joined by Hubert Davis as the coach and player stood with an arm around each other and answered questions. Withers explained exactly what happened and how he felt in the moment and Davis credited Withers’s play in recent weeks as the reason that the Tar Heels were even in the ACC tournament semifinals…