
North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils
· T. Rowe Price ACC Tournament - SemifinalNo. 1 Duke holds off furious North Carolina rally to win 74-71, reach ACC title game without Flagg

Khaman Maluach added 13 points and nine rebounds, and Sion James had 12 points for the Blue Devils, who played without star Cooper Flagg.
Duke (30-3) will play the winner of the second semifinal between No. 10 Clemson and No. 13 Louisville in the title game.
After North Carolina cut a 24-point, second-half deficit to one, Ven-Allen Lubin had two free throws with 4.1 seconds left to potentially give the Tar Heels (22-13) the lead. But he missed the first and had the second made free throw waved off after teammate Jae'Lyn Withers stepped in the lane too early.
Knueppel made two free throws with 2.8 seconds left and Lubin missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
It's the first time since 2001-02 that Duke has beaten North Carolina three times in a season. The Blue Devils swept the Tar Heels in the regular season that year and then beat them in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals en route to winning the national championship.
Lubin had 20 points and 10 rebounds for North Carolina.
Duke: The Blue Devils showed they have plenty of punch and more than enough defense despite being without Flagg and top reserve Maliq Brown.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 74 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 74 |
2nd 0:00 | Mason Gillis Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 74 |
2nd 0:00 | Ven-Allen Lubin missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 74 |
2nd 0:02 | North Carolina Timeout | 71 - 74 |
Statistics
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26-55 | FG | 27-55 |
47.3 | Field Goal % | 49.1 |
3-17 | 3PT | 5-22 |
17.6 | Three Point % | 22.7 |
16-24 | FT | 15-22 |
66.7 | Free Throw % | 68.2 |
31 | Rebounds | 34 |
10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
21 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
13 | Assists | 13 |
8 | Steals | 8 |
4 | Blocks | 3 |
12 | Turnovers | 13 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
17 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
11 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
44 | Points in Paint | 40 |
18 | Fouls | 20 |
2 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Charlotte, NC
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2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
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Duke | 19-1 | - | 35-3 |
Clemson | 18-2 | 1 | 27-7 |
Louisville | 18-2 | 1 | 27-8 |
SMU | 13-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
Wake Forest | 13-7 | 6 | 21-11 |
North Carolina | 13-7 | 6 | 23-14 |
Stanford | 11-9 | 8 | 21-14 |
Georgia Tech | 10-10 | 9 | 17-17 |
Florida State | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
Pittsburgh | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
Virginia | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
Notre Dame | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
Virginia Tech | 8-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
Syracuse | 7-13 | 12 | 14-19 |
California | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
NC State | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
Boston College | 4-16 | 15 | 12-19 |
Miami | 3-17 | 16 | 7-24 |