North Carolina was simply too much for Duke to handle.The third ranked Tar Heels defeated the fifth ranked Blue Devils 101-87 in the first of two meetings for the rival schools this season.
Ty Lawson led all scorers with 25 points, and tacked on 5 assists to lead the Tar Heels past the Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Tyler Hansbrough had 17 points, and Wayne Ellington and Danny Green had 15 apiece. Kyle Singler led Duke with 22 points and six rebounds.
Duke was simply overmatched from the beginning. The Blue Devils had no answer for Hansbrough and the outside shooting of North Carolina. Lawson was nothing short of magnificent in this game, essentially taking over the second half, where he scored 21 points.
Duke took a 52-44 lead in to halftime, but was outscored 57-35 in the second half.
However, the difference in this game was free throws. North Carolina went to the line 31 times, converting 27 attempts, where Duke was only 11 of 18. Lawson was 9-9 from the stripe.
Hansbrough and Green became the first players in North Carolina history to never lose a game in Cameron Indoor.
This win shakes up the race for the ACC regular season title even more, now that Wake Forest has dropped two games that they were favored to win.
Duke and North Carolina meet again on March 8, this time in Chapel Hill. This game could be the deciding factor for the ACC regular season title.
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Just curious, if both teams win out and Duke takes the game March 8, which team would get the title?
ReplyDeleteI'm not really sure how that works.
ReplyDeleteGeneric game analysis. Beside your comment about Lawson's second half, it wasn't obvious to me that you actually watched this game, but rather compiled a couple phrases typically applied to Carolina games. Let's get some more into what really went down
ReplyDeleteTo be honest with you, I was sick that day and was not really fully in to writing but wanted something up. I wasn't trying to win the Pullitzer Prize with this one. Thanks though.
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