After nearly three decades and multiple trips to the Final Four, you'd think UNC's Roy Williams would be used to the feeling of advancing by now.
This win, however, looks like it's every bit as sweet to Coach Williams as all the ones before it. To say Williams is excited is an understatement.
ROY WILLIAMS IS EXCITED (: @UNC_Basketball) pic.twitter.com/bDwVRRcZvz
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) March 27, 2017
The Tar Heels advanced to the Final Four for the second straight season and will face an Oregon team that's looking like they're peaking at just the right time.
UNC will definitely have their hands full Saturday night as they try to slow down the Pac-12 Player of the Year Dillon Brooks and the red-hot Tyler Dorsey.
A few days to prepare should benefit the Tar Heels greatly after the game they just had. Defeat couldn't come any closer.
Maye the Final Four be with you -- UNC joins South Carolina, Oregon and Gonzaga in the #FinalFour pic.twitter.com/ZmRhyEpHCA
— NBC Charlotte Sports (@SportsWCNC) March 26, 2017
For now, the celebration rages on for UNC.
They deserve to unwind and take a big sigh of relief. They survived just by the skin of their teeth.