![1993: UMass 91, North Carolina 86 A relatively unknown University of Massachusetts basketball team used quickness and hustle to surprise top-ranked North Carolina in a semifinal game of the preseason NIT. 'There isn't much doubt about it: this is the greatest moment in the history of UMass basketball, and it came in an improbable performance,' wrote the Globe's Bob Ryan. 'The Minutemen trailed, 11-0, and were very, very close to being overwhelmed and discouraged. But coach John Calipari [left] wouldn't let his team quit.' 1993: UMass 91, North Carolina 86 A relatively unknown University of Massachusetts basketball team used quickness and hustle to surprise top-ranked North Carolina in a semifinal game of the preseason NIT. 'There isn't much doubt about it: this is the greatest moment in the history of UMass basketball, and it came in an improbable performance,' wrote the Globe's Bob Ryan. 'The Minutemen trailed, 11-0, and were very, very close to being overwhelmed and discouraged. But coach John Calipari [left] wouldn't let his team quit.'](http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2009/01/05/2_umass_1993__1231169268_7436.jpg)
1993: UMass 91, North Carolina 86
A relatively unknown University of Massachusetts basketball team used quickness and hustle to surprise top-ranked North Carolina in a semifinal game of the preseason NIT. "There isn't much doubt about it: this is the greatest moment in the history of UMass basketball, and it came in an improbable performance," wrote the Globe's Bob Ryan. "The Minutemen trailed, 11-0, and were very, very close to being overwhelmed and discouraged. But coach John Calipari [left] wouldn't let his team quit."(Jim Davis / Globe File Photo)
