Carolina looked to thrust the Scarlet Knights out of the Smith Center in the second round of the Preseason NIT.

Early on, Sean May showed his entire offensive game, scoring 18 points.

But Rutgers started out strong in the second half after they took an eleven point lead with seven minutes remaining.

But UNC did not panic.

Instead, they used the clutch play of their youngsters to trim the margin.

The Heels then watched Rutgers absolutely fall apart down the stretch and took advantage, coming back to win in the final minute 71 to 67.

On Sunday, the Heels took a break from the NIT to take on Old Dominion.

The Heels' youth showed in the form of 19 turnovers, but Carolina held on 67-59 to improve to 3-0.