UNC fans: Family even in defeat

Posted Apr 5, 2016
Organizers estimated about 10,000 people packed the Dean E. Smith Center to watch UNC fall, 77-74 to Villanova, and most of them lined up on the floor as the seconds ticked away, ready to rush outside to celebrate another national title. After Villanova's buzzer beater shocked them into silence, some were able to find a silver lining. (WRAL.com)

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