The 13th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels ran their win streak to six using a strong second half to surge past the Syracuse Orange 93-83 on Monday night in Chapel Hill.
The Syracuse Orange pulled out their seventh straight win with a narrow 86-83 overtime victory over Wake Forest on Tuesday night at the Carrier Dome after a potential game-tying heave from beyond half court rimmed out as time expired.
A pair of clutch free-throws in the closing seconds and good defense in the game's final ten minutes helped the Syracuse Orange squeak past Georgia Tech on Wednesday, 46-45, moving 'Cuse to 2-0 in ACC play.
Here are my top 10 plays in the sports world for 2014. This is, of course, a subjective list. My rankings are determined upon a few things, including the sheer wow-factor, and urgency. A little drama makes amazing plays even better.
With so many great plays to choose from, I had trouble narrowing the list to 10...
Three weeks of tension, exhilaration, heartbreak and joy (at least for one lucky team and its fans) compressed into just three minutes, but it's perfect.