Rogue buzzer interrupts ACC Championship game, a breakdown
What Happened
In a thrilling ACC Championship matchup, the North Carolina Tar Heels battle the number one-seeded Louisville Cardinals. The game is tied 2-2 in the third quarter when a bizarre incident occurs. As the Tar Heels have a clear scoring opportunity, an unexpected buzzer suddenly sounds, interrupting the play. The referees and coaches are visibly confused, unsure of the source of the buzzer. North Carolina's head coach remains calm, instructing her players to simply "keep playing" despite the unusual disruption. The Tar Heels take advantage of the situation, as guard Deja Kelly drives hard to the hoop and scores, giving North Carolina the lead. The Louisville coaches provide clear direction to their team, telling them to ignore the buzzer and focus on the game. Later in the fourth quarter, Louisville pulls their goalie in a last-ditch effort to tie the game. But North Carolina's defense holds strong, blocking a shot before quickly transitioning the other way. Forward Alyssa Ustby pounces on the loose ball and fires it home, sealing the Tar Heels' ACC Championship victory. The North Carolina players erupt in celebration, tackling each other to the floor in jubilation. In the stands, a Tar Heels fan enthusiastically high-fives those around him, nearly causing a minor scuffle before order is restored. "I knew they had it in them once they beat Syracuse in the semifinal," says the fan, confident in his team's ability to overcome the strange buzzer incident and emerge victorious. "Louisville was screwed." This dramatic ACC Championship clash between the Tar Heels and Cardinals featured an unusual buzzer malfunction, but North Carolina's poise and execution allowed them to persevere and claim the conference title in thrilling fashion.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momenttied at two in the third quarter of the
acc
championship north carolina trying to
beat number one seed louisville
they get a great chance here on a miss
play and now we got a wide open
shot but here comes carolina
and the horn sounds here the clock
was running buzzers just going off we
got no control of the sound board i
guess they look up they're like what's
going on up there like we don't know so
they just play through
they said this one is called like that
face-off they called it a bully
i don't really know what it means they
said it's very rare it doesn't happen
anymore they were surprised that people
even knew how now north carolina's got a
great breakout passes across
up the middle check out this move pulls
up a little bit then blows by her butt
they're gonna keep playing at this point
it's like what's going on the bench
coach can't believe it she throws her
head back head coach is like hey calm
down now i mean
let's not overreact here you don't want
the buzzer you want the buzzer off
okay this guy's looking at the
scoreboard like uh i'm gonna try this
button
i'm gonna be honest with you i got no
idea how to work this thing
i mean i tried this button i tried that
i i don't think i'm ever going to figure
it out i mean
i'm not going to figure this out so i
don't
i'm kind of at a loss here so they're
like uh let's just turn the buzzer off
okay if the buzzer happens just keep
playing
just keep playing
playing playing louisville coaches all
over it great instruction so now
they start again louisville with some
trickery whatever the hell that was
instantly stolen by north carolina she's
going to come down the
sideline then she's going to cut to the
middle she's going to have the backdoor
pass
wide open look at this lifts it up pokes
it in
north carolina takes the lead great pass
great finish
love it field hockey kind of looks like
if you were to go take mini golf
equipment
and play later on in the fourth quarter
they get a corner the goalies pulled for
louisville great save by the defenseman
there but then
she whacks that one home it's a
celebration that seals the deal north
carolina's winning the acc championship
they tackle themselves to the ground
bunch of bros in the crowd green shirts
actually trying the high five gray shirt
but white shirt gets in the middle and
he just like that's not good contact at
all and you can see gray sweater push
push his shoulder right there and be
like dude get out of here this is how
you high five
solid contact right there and then we
got a dad in the stands
and he's going to collect all his fives
up and down like let's get excited
we just won acc championship
go north carolina go i knew they had it
in them once they beat syracuse in the
semifinal i was like
louisville is screwed this breakdown was
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