North Carolina's comeback over Duke, dunk of the year, more from Saturday

No.14 North Carolina stuns No.4 Duke at the buzzer

No.14 North Carolina erased a 13-point deficit to stun No.4 Duke, 71-68, handing the Blue Devils their second loss of the season. ;

The Blue Devils jumped out early, racing a 14-5 lead and extending the margin 18-5 before UNC settled in. Duke closed the first half on an 11-2 run, maintaining control through most of the night. 

Duke led 41-29 at halftime. 

Despite trailing for nearly the entire game, North Carolina continued to chip away. After forcing a defensive stop, the Tar Heels took possession with 10 seconds remaining. 

With 0.4 seconds remaining, freshman guard Seth Trimble drilled the game-winning three-pointer, sealing UNC’s largest comeback win over Duke in 25 years. Saturday's clash proved to be another instant chapter to one of college basketball's most intense rivalries. 

A moment in history.

— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball)

Coastal, UMass trade buzzer beaters in 3OT thriller

Coastal Carolina outlasted Massachusetts in a triple-overtime thriller, 94-91, Saturday afternoon at the HTC Center.

Each extra period came down to a last-second shot, with Chanticleers guard AJ Dancler knocking down a buzzer-beater in the first overtime. 

The shotmaking on display in Coastal vs UMass was NUTS 🤯

Even the potential game tying heave in 3OT nearly dropped 😭

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB)

UMass guard Marcus Banks Jr. answered with one of his own in the second, before Joshua Beadle finally put it away, drilling a step-back jumper with 1.4 seconds left in the third overtime.

Almodovar climbs the ladder for a poster as SEMO cruises past Southern Indiana 90-65

Southeastern Missouri didn't have much trouble blowing by Southern Indiana earlier in the day, with Brendan Terry leading the way with 22 points while Luke Almodovar added 21.

While in the middle of a 19-0 run in the second half, Almodovar threw down a monstrous dunk that continued to swing the momentum in the Redhawks direction.

LUKE out below‼️👀
Luke Almodovar throws it down on the fast break as Southeast Missouri is blowing by Southern Indiana in the second half.

— SEMO Redhawks (@SEMORedhawks)