Duke slows down No. 2 Tar Heels
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Duke slowed the pace and made North Carolina play a halfcourt game. Under those circumstances, nobody plays better defense than the Blue Devils.
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J.J. Redick had 20 of his 24 points in the second half and role player Lee Melchionni made two clutch 3-pointers, helping No. 6 Duke rally past Clemson 62-54 Sunday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.
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As if there were not enough vitriol between Duke and North Carolina, fans now have The Foul to add to the lore of perhaps the most intense rivalry in college sports.
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The freshman Kyle Singler scored a season-high 26 points and No. 2 Duke withstood Marylandâs comeback attempt to defeat the visiting Terrapins, 77-65, on Wednesday night for its 12th consecutive victory.
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The Cavaliers hold their own against No. 1 Duke for one half of Friday night's game at University Hall, but eventually succumb to Duke's potent offense and stifling defense and lose, 87-65.
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North Carolina's previous game was against No. 3 Maryland. Its next game is against No. 1 Duke. In between, the second-ranked Tar Heels had a chance for a breather against Boston College.
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Duke stumbled and LSU and Ohio State were there to take advantage.
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Sean Glennon and Virginia Tech's offense started slow again, but the No. 14 Hokies' fly-to-the-ball defense was again more than capable of shouldering the load Saturday, holding Duke to 149 total yards in a 36-0 victory. The Hokies (3-0) even had more points than Duke had total yards after Glennon's second touchdown pass, a 25-yarder to Josh Morgan midway through the third quarter.
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North Carolina celebrated two of its national championship teams on Saturday. Then the current Tar Heels showed they might be capable of winning a title of their own.
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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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DeMarcus Nelson scored 20 points to lead No. 9 Duke to a 87-65 victory over Virginia on Sunday night.
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Duke's thin bench got a little bit thinner this week.
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Greg Paulus scored 18 points and was one of six players in double figures in No. 2 Duke's 89-78 win over third-ranked North Carolina last night, ending a three-game losing streak in the heated rivalry.
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Shelden Williams scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half to help No. 5 Duke beat North Carolina State 86-74 on Thursday night.
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Shelden Williams and the short-handed Duke Blue Devils came up big in the second half against struggling North Carolina State. Dominating inside, the 6-foot-9, 250-pound Williams scored 18 of his 22 points in the final 20 minutes in No. 5 Duke's 86-74 victory Thursday night.
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Lindsey Harding scored 21 points and No. 1 Duke kept rolling toward a showdown with No. 2 North Carolina next week by withstanding a challenge from Virginia in the second half of a 76-61 victory Friday night.
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Fifth-ranked North Carolina hands rival Duke its third straight loss as the Tar Heels notch a 79-73 win thanks to 19 points and nine rebounds from Brandan Wright.