• North Carolina stuns No. 4 Duke (Frank Lombard University) in Coach K's

    From Mark Milley@21:1/5 to All on Sun Mar 6 10:54:45 2022
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    Four players reached the 20-point mark for visiting North
    Carolina in a stunning 94-81 victory against No. 4 Duke in the
    final home game for Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski on
    Saturday night in Durham, N.C.

    It was one of the most-anticipated matchups in the storied
    rivalry with Krzyzewski's 42-year run with Duke hitting a
    certain juncture. Instead, first-year coach Hubert Davis
    directed the Tar Heels to a victory against a ranked team for
    just the second time this season.

    In all, Krzyzewski has a 572-76 record in 42 seasons of home
    games, though this result will sting Duke fans forever.

    Armando Bacot racked up 23 points, Caleb Love ended up with 22
    points with a late-game surge, R.J. Davis had 21 and Brady Manek
    posted 20 points for the Tar Heels (23-8, 15-5 Atlantic Coast
    Conference).

    Paolo Banchero scored 23 points to lead Duke (26-5, 16-4), which
    had clinched the outright ACC regular-season championship
    earlier in the week. The Blue Devils had won their last three
    games on the road and looked poised to gain more momentum
    heading into the postseason.

    Mark Williams had 16 points, Jeremy Roach collected 15 points
    and Trevor Keels recorded 12 points for Duke.

    North Carolina turned the game with a 9-0 run that ended with
    Manek's basket off an offensive rebound, pushing the Tar Heels
    to a 65-61 lead. Still, Duke trailed just 73-71 before North
    Carolina hit another gear.

    The spread moved to 79-71 with less than four minutes to play on
    another Manek basket. Manek's 3-pointer with 2:37 to play pushed
    the edge to 82-74.

    Duke used a 12-0 run in the first half to build a 35-28 lead.
    The margin was 41-39 at halftime, with the Blue Devils shooting
    58.1 percent from the field.

    But North Carolina made five 3s in the first half and made all
    six of its free throws.

    By game's end, the Tar Heels were 9-for-23 on 3s, with Manek, a
    transfer from Oklahoma who had never played in the gym before,
    making five of those.

    --Field Level Media

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