The North Carolina-Appalachian State game Saturday treated fans that tuned in to a wild game that came down to the last few seconds.
It wasn’t wild in the Iowa-South Dakota State sense where the Hawkeyes’ defense outscored its offense on the way to victory. In fact, it was the exact opposite kind of chaos with the Tar Heels barely walking away with a 63-61 win over the Mountaineers, thanks in part to two failed two-point conversion attempts from Appalachian State.
But forget the final score for a second because the massive momentum swings in this game led to a bonkers fourth quarter in which the two teams combined to score 62 (SIXTY-TWO) total points — Appalachian State put up 40 while North Carolina scored 22.
Despite the loss, the Mountaineers gained 664 total yards compared with the Tar Heels’ 567. North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye threw for 352 yards and four touchdowns, while Appalachian State’s passer, Chase Brice, finished with 376 yards, six touchdowns and an interception. Those are some very big numbers.
Today's game had more points than UNC-App State basketball last year (70-50) 😅 pic.twitter.com/D8RTmcOvTD
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