UNC Beats Duke to Clinch Top Seed in ACC
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Tyler Hansbrough scored 26 points before suffering an ugly injury in the closing seconds of No. 8 North Carolina's 86-72 victory over No. 14 Duke to clinch the top seed in the ACC tournament.
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What a way for No. 1 North Carolina to start the Atlantic Coast Conference season. Wayne Ellington's 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in overtime lifted the top-ranked Tar Heels to a 90-88 victory over 19th-ranked Clemson on Sunday night.
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Duke emerged from Thursday nightâs game against North Carolina as the only undefeated team in the nation and the early favorite to win the Womenâs N.C.A.A. tournament next month.
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Tyler Hansbrough will probably play in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament despite breaking his nose during the blood-filled final seconds of No. 8 North Carolina's victory over 14th-ranked Duke on Sunday.
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Gillian Goring had a career-high 22 points and 19 rebounds and No. 24 North Carolina State dominated the second half to beat Florida State 76-49 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals on Friday.
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With a victory over North Carolina, Duke became the 14th N.C.A.A. womenâs basketball team to go undefeated in the regular season.
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Jeff Teague scored 26 points and host Wake Forest shocked No. 2 Duke, 86-73, last night, ending the Blue Devils' 12-game winning streak and giving first-year coach Dino Gaudio his first big victory as the heir of the late Skip Prosser's program.
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DURHAM, North Carolina (Sports Network) - Alvin Pearman ran for 223 yards and a touchdown on 38 carries and Wali Lundy added two touchdown runs to lead 14th-ranked Virginia to a 37-16 win over Duke in the Atlantic Coast Conference at Wallace Wade Stadium.
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DURHAM, N.C. (Sports Network) - Nik Caner-Medley poured in  25 points and Ekene Ibekwe added 15 as Maryland upended  second-ranked and previously undefeated Duke, 75-66 at Cameron  Indoor Stadium.
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Tyler Hansbrough scored 23 points, including a critical baby hook with 21 seconds to play Tuesday night, and No. 5 North Carolina once again survived a surprising challenge before holding on in a 75-74 victory over Virginia.
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COM. Boy, the ACC is really loaded this season, as evidenced by Duke being picked fourth in the league&#39;s preseason poll. Coach Mike Krzyzewski and his Blue Devils were prepared
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The Atlantic Coast Conference's highest-scoring team had its way against the conference's best defense. LaToya Pringle had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and third-ranked North Carolina shot 51.6 percent from the field in a convincing 93-76 victory over No. 11 Duke last night in Durham, N.C., that broke the Tar Heels' two-game losing streak to their Tobacco Road rivals.
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Rashad McCants scored 19 points and Raymond Felton added 18 points as No. 9 North Carolina fought off Indiana 70-63 on Wednesday in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.
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Coming off its first loss, No. 2 North Carolina regained its winning form &#151; if not its top form.
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The No. 3 Tar Heels have their highest-scoring performance at Cameron Indoor Stadium, routing the 11th-ranked Blue Devils, 93-76, on Monday night behind 18 points and 11 rebounds from LaToya Pringle.
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TAMPA -- One day after four lower seeds advanced to the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, top-seeded North Carolina made certain it wasn't summarily dispatched by holding form in its relatively breezy 73-58 victory over ninth-seeded Florida State yesterday at St. Pete Times Forum.
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Duke's depth really took care of short-handed North Carolina, keeping the second-ranked Blue Devils alone atop the Atlantic Coast Conference.