North Carolina beats Kentucky in crazy fashion: Twitter reacts
By John Buhler
North Carolina beat Kentucky 75-73 to reach the Final Four. Here is how Twitter is handling that last sequence in this game.
Finally, the fourth ticket to Phoenix has been punched. Joining Gonzaga, Oregon and South Carolina in the Final Four will be North Carolina. In a battle of basketball blue bloods, North Carolina came out on top over Kentucky in the Elite Eight, 75-73.
With the game tied at 73 points apiece with seconds left, sophomore forward Luke Maye hits the most clutch shot of his life: a jumper just inside the three-point line to send the Tar Heels back to the Final Four.
North Carolina is the only team to get back to the Final Four from last year. The Tar Heels lost ironically on a buzzer-beater by Kris Jenkins of Villanova in the National Championship Game. Maybe the tide has turned and it will be North Carolina winning it all next weekend?
The next team North Carolina will have to go up against is Dana Altman’s Oregon. They looked phenomenal in their drubbing of Kansas in their Elite Eight game on Saturday night.
Twitter is ablaze after North Carolina’s big win over Kentucky. Here’s what it looks like right now:
North Carolina is still dancing! #FinalFour #GoHeels pic.twitter.com/RtXaZVlKej
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 26, 2017
I can't believe "North Carolina vs. South Carolina" is actually in play as an NCAA title game.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) March 26, 2017
North Carolina mashing into the #FinalFour https://t.co/LXrka5rQvP
— Legends (@LegendsofCH) March 26, 2017
That Coca-Cola commercial was right... Kansas and Kentucky fans will be watching from the couch! pic.twitter.com/if9hdzD5wl
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) March 26, 2017
This kid just hit a buzzer beater over Kentucky to go to the Final Four pic.twitter.com/3H90JgeAA5
— CarolinaFanPage (@CarolinaFanPage) March 26, 2017
Florida and Kentucky lost today. pic.twitter.com/bPm5RaBJFy
— Chad Fields (Vols Uniform Boy) (@CfieldsVFL) March 26, 2017
Kentucky lost pic.twitter.com/6Bh1WYweoz
— Jimmy Schmitz (@EIUJimSchmitz) March 26, 2017
When Luke Maye hits the game winner!!! @GoHeels #marchmadness @UNC_Basketball #FinalFour #lukemaye @DaggumRoy @ESPNCBB @tarheelblog pic.twitter.com/TxrIAz3OzL
— Rebekah Finger (@Bekbekfing) March 26, 2017
When UNC advances to yet another Final Four #TarHeels #FinalFour pic.twitter.com/702I4clCEL
— Nato Jacobs 🐼🏁 (@EriqTrilly) March 26, 2017
That finish to the UNC/Kentucky game 😳 pic.twitter.com/qRYWjDN2wP
— Bob Carlson (@bacarlson21) March 26, 2017
UNC punches its ticket to the Final Four! pic.twitter.com/wJcz0Y2Gf4
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 26, 2017
We going back to the #FINALFOUR like..... pic.twitter.com/FDpYkSoqqo
— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) March 26, 2017
To say Twitter has lost its collective mind over this game would be an understatement. Twitter pretty much hates Kentucky and loves North Carolina. For a game that ended the way it did, the Twitter game was strong by many hanging out on the internet this Sunday evening.
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North Carolina will play Oregon in the Final Four. Should the Tar Heels advance they would play the winner of Gonzaga and South Carolina. March Madness!