Duke 68, at North Carolina 71

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Interstat) — In a game defined by a dramatic reversal of momentum, Caleb Wilson’s 23 points and a stifling second-half defensive performance propelled North Carolina to a 71-68 comeback victory over archrival Duke on Saturday night at a raucous Dean Smith Center. The Atlantic Coast Conference showdown, played before a capacity crowd of 21,750, saw the Tar Heels erase a 12-point halftime deficit, holding the Blue Devils to just 27 points after the break to snap Duke’s nine-game winning streak. The most important part of the game was unquestionably North Carolina’s second-half surge, a 20-4 run that… Read more...