Duke and North Carolina played a thriller in Chapel Hill on Saturday, and Tre Jones delivered one of the wildest highlights in the history of the rivalry to force overtime and complete a miraculous Duke comeback.
North Carolina shot above 50 percent from the game and led throughout, and had Duke on the ropes late in the second half, leading by 10 with 2:18 remaining in the game.
Point guard Tre Jones led a furious Duke comeback to give the Blue Devils a chance, but he needed a miracle just to force OT. Up 84-82, North Carolina fouled Jones with 4.4 seconds remaining to prevent Duke from hitting a game-winning three. Jones made his first free-throw, and intentionally missed the second to try and create an opportunity to tie or win the game – and executed the play to perfection.
Jones heaved the ball off the back of the rim to himself, managed to avoid turning the ball over, and hit a buzzer-beater to stun the crowd in Chapel Hill.
Former Duke players watching the game couldn’t believe it.
