Down 10 points to then-No. 3 North Carolina with less than 30 seconds to play, former Boston College men’s basketball guard Tyrese Rice couldn’t understand why fans at Conte Forum were giving him a standing ovation. BC—who was ahead by 14 points at halftime—was moments away from losing decisively to a championship contender in what had been a rather uneventful 2007–08 season prior to this matchup.