No. 11 VCU stuns No. 6 North Carolina with 19-point rally, overtime victory

Terrence Hill Jr. led No. 11 VCU to an 82-78 upset victory in overtime over No. 6 seed North Carolina in the first round of the Men's NCAA Tournament on March 19.

Hill produced 34 points, five rebounds and five assists in 40 minutes of play for the Rams. He shot 13-of-23 from the field and was 7-of-10 from the three-point line.

The guard made a 3-pointer to give VCU an 80-78 lead with 15 seconds remaining in overtime. Nyk Lewis sealed the game with a pair of successful free throws.

The Tar Heels led by as many as 19 points during the game, but the Rams fought back for the sixth-largest comeback in March Madness history.

Hill also produced a 3-pointer for VCU off an assist from Lewis that cut into the Tar Heels' lead at 70-68 with 3:56 left in the second half. VCU was on a 12-0 scoring run and provided the Rams with some momentum to crawl back into the game.

The score was tied at 75 with 8.7 seconds in the second half.

Henri Veesaar had the ball for UNC but lost control of it and went out of bounds. VCU received the ball with 2.9 seconds but had the ball stolen by Seth Trimble. His shot was no good, sending the game to overtime.

Veesaar had a double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds for the Tar Heels. Trimble added 15 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

Veesaar missed a pair of free throws with four seconds remaining in overtime. He also missed a 16-foot turnaround jumpshot as time expired at the end of the game.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: No. 11 VCU upsets No. 6 UNC in with historic March Madness comeback