Marcus Paige’s off-balance shot to tie the score late against Villanova was wiped from history by Kris Jenkins’ buzzer-beater. But time, and UNC’s title a year later, helped ease the pain.
Despite only getting five teams in, none seeded higher than No. 4, the ACC is still in position to flip the narrative on its season the same way it did a year ago.
Seeing Terquavion Smith stretchered off the court is all anyone is going to remember about a very different chapter in the State-Carolina rivalry with a familiar result.
For Pacioretty, the priority will be getting his health back in a good place. He has played some of the best hockey of his career in recent years, but he has been limited to only sporadic availability due to injuries.