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NCAA Tournament: UNC locker room celebration after clinching Final Four spot

By Zack Pearson

Mar 26, 2017; Memphis, TN, USA; The North Carolina Tar Heels lift the South Regional champions trophy after defeating the Kentucky Wildcats in the finals of the South Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at FedExForum. North Carolina won 75-73. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 26, 2017; Memphis, TN, USA; The North Carolina Tar Heels lift the South Regional champions trophy after defeating the Kentucky Wildcats in the finals of the South Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at FedExForum. North Carolina won 75-73. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports /
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Watch as the North Carolina Tar Heels celebrate in the locker room as they are moving on to the Final Four

The North Carolina Tar Heels have punched their ticket to the Final Four for the second-straight season.

UNC and Kentucky played another classic game this season, one in which the Tar Heels came out ahead and earned their right to be in Phoenix next weekend.

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After UNC fell behind by five with just over five minutes left, they went on a 12-0 run to grab control of the game. But Kentucky freshman Malik Monk drilled a big three-pointer to tie the game with just over 7 seconds left.

Then it happened.

Junior Theo Pinson received the inbounds pass and took it the length of the court, kicking it out to sophomore Luke Maye who buried a jump shot with just .3 seconds left on the clock.

The buzzer then expired and the party began.

The Tar Heels celebrated on the court by accepting the trophy as champions of the South Bracket and then cut down the nets.

Following that, the party really got going in the locker room as the Tar heels celebrated their Final Four birth in style.

Watch the celebration below:

It’s hard not to get too damn excited for these kids. Especially after they had their hearts ripped out last April, losing the national championship game to Villanova on a buzzer beater.

The Tar Heels motto all season long has been “unfinished business” and they took another step in the right direction of finishing that business and cutting down the nets.

Next: Luke Maye named the most outstanding player of the South Bracket

UNC will take on Oregon Saturday night in Phoenix with the winner advancing to the National Championship Game on Monday night.

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