Duke Crushes UNC, Secures ACC Lead

0:00On March 8th, top ring Duke pulled away for 76-61 win over number 17 North Carolina in their latest rivalry match Abon, Saturday night. Cameron Booser led the way with 26 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 assists while Malik Brown chipped in 15 points for the blue. Devils. Duke stayed close early in the second half, leading by just 1 before unleashing 16 straight points as part of a massive 24-to-2 run. At sealed the deal, the blue devils improved to 29 wins and two losses overall, with a 17-1 mark in ACC play, marking their second straight, near perfect conference run, and extending a winning streak to 8 games. Meanwhile, North Carolina dropped to 24-7, enduring a tough stretch after star freshman Caleb Wilson broke his right thumb in, practice, ending his season just when he seemed ready to return from a hand injury. The tar heals went 5-2 without him, and got 17 points from Derek Dixon.

1:01Both teams now head to the ACC tournament in Charlotte, where North Carolina holds the number 4 seed, with a double buy into Thursdays, quarter finals, and Duke also plays on Thursday as they chase another depot season run.