With the score tied at 82, Texas point guard Isaiah Taylor raced up the floor and hoisted a hopeful game-winner against No. 3 North Carolina. The shot missed, but Javan Felix was in the right place at the right time for the Longhorns. This ensued:
What a huge upset for Shaka Smart and the Longhorns. Felix finished with a season-high 25 points on the evening as the Horns handed the Tar Heels their second loss.
Joe Boozell has been a college basketball writer for NCAA.com since 2015. His work has also appeared in Bleacher Report, FOXSports.com and NBA.com. Joe’s claim to fame since joining NCAA.com: he’s predicted the correct national championship game twice… and picked the wrong winner both times. Growing up, Joe squared off against both Anthony Davis and Frank Kaminsky in the Chicagoland basketball scene. You can imagine how that went.
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