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UNC takes down Blue Devils 93-84
The North Carolina Tar Heels took down the Duke Blue Devils Saturday night, 93-84. It was the Tar Heels' first win against Duke since the 2022 Final Four.
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The North Carolina Tar Heels took down the Duke Blue Devils Saturday night, 93-84. It was the Tar Heels' first win against Duke since the 2022 Final Four.
>> WRAL, SPORTS STARTS NOW. ONE-THIRD BY EASTER AUTOMOTIVE. >> WE COULD LOSE THIS GAME. I WANT TO ALLOW SOME OF SEE WHAT EVERYBODY IS OUT. SO THAT MEANS NOTHING. >> BOY, THE LEGEND CONTINUES TO GROW. ARMANDO BACOT FINISHING WITH 25 POINTS 10 REBOUNDS, 5 ASSISTS BECOMING THE FIRST TAR HEEL TO FINISH WITH AT LEAST 25 10 5 AGAINST DUKE SAYS CHARLIE SCOTT DID IN 1970, 54 YEARS AGO. THAT IS THE STUFF THAT LEGENDS ARE MADE OF. AND ARMANDO BACOT HELP THE TAR HEELS. GET THAT 93 TO 84 WIN OVER THE DUKE BLUE DEVILS. IN PART ONE OF THE DELTA BLUES. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE HIGHLIGHTS. >> GREAT PAY AND ATTENDANCE AS HE'S GETTING READY FOR THE NFL DRAFT. >> ALSO, SOME OTHER NOTABLE CAROLINA ALONG IN THE BUILDING. >> THE TAR HEELS COOKING WITH GREASE EARLY ON HARRISON INGRAM WITH THE STEAL AND BUCKET. AT THE OTHER END, WHAT A RIVALRY YOUNG MAN. >> UNC LEAVING EARLY BUT DUKE TRYING TO STOP THE BLEEDING. CALEB FOSTER WITH THE DRIVE. HE GETS THE FLOATER TO GO TO PULLED TO WITHIN 2 UNC ENDED THE 1ST HALF ON AN 82 RUN. ARMANDO BACOT CLEANING UP THE LA COULD DO MISS THE HEELS LEAD. 45 TO 35 AT THE BREAK. 2ND HALF WAS MUCH OF THE SAME ARMANDO BACOT WITH A BIG-TIME GAME. 25 INTENT AS THE NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS WIN. 93 TO 84 HERE TO SMITH CENTER. >> AND OF COURSE, HARRISON INGRAM ALONG WITH ARMANDO BACOT. THEY COMBINED FOR 48 POINTS. HUGE GAME FOR THE TAR HEELS. >> AS FAR AS HOW THE TEAMS REACTED AFTER THE GAME WAS OVER LESSON IN HIS SIDE TO OUR COLLEAGUES, CASEY HAS A PAT WELTER GUYS, BUT YOU HAVE FOR >> WELL, CHRIS, WHEN DO COMES INTO THIS GAME, THEY'RE CIRCLING RJ DAVIS, RIGHT? THE ACC LEADING SCORE AND THEY CONTAIN HIM FOR MOST OF THIS GAME. BUT THAT OPEN UP THE DOOR FOR A COUPLE GUYS HAVE BIG GAMES INSIDE PAT. YEAH, OF COURSE. HARRISON INGRAM AND ARMANDO BACOT THE STORY IN THIS ONE BACK ON SAID HE HEARD PEOPLE SAYING THEY WERE SLIPPING AFTER THE GEORGIA TECH LOSS. HE ALSO HEARD WHAT PEOPLE WERE SAYING ABOUT HIM AND BAKE OUT COMES OUT, RESPONDS, MATCHING A SEASON-HIGH. >> 25 POINTS IN THIS ONE. HE TOLD HIS MOM HE WAS GOING TO GO OUT THERE AND GET 20 IN 10. HE CONTROLLED THIS TEAM DOWN LOW WHICH SET UP EVERYTHING. THE TAR HEELS DID OFFENSIVELY. IT. >> I JUST LET IT YOU NEVER SEE SO QUESTION HOW MUCH I REALLY WANT TO SUPPLY >> WHEN HE'S DOMINANT DOWN LOW IN THE POLLS LIKE THAT, THAT JUST OPENS EVERYTHING UP, FORCING IT GIVES US SPACE TO DRIVE THE PENETRATING, GET TO THE BASKET. THERE'S A NUMBER OF BENEFITS FOR US WHEN THE MODEL WAS AGGRESSIVE AND PLAYS THE WAY THAT HE DOES. >> NOW DUKE HEAD COACH JOHN SCHOYER PRAISED ABE CAUGHT AND HARRISON INGRAM. HE SAID THEY GAME THOSE 2 HAD WAS GREAT. THE DEFENSE OF THE TAR HEELS ALSO BOTHER THEM. BUT THE STORY FOR HIM WAS THE LOOSE. >> AND THOSE LOOSE TURNED INTO TURNOVERS. 11 OF THEM CAROLINA GOT 19 POINTS OFF OF TURNOVERS. SHIRE SAID IT'S NORMAL TO HAVE MISTAKES. WHEN YOU COME INTO A BIG GAME LIKE THIS. BUT WHAT'S NOT NORMAL? >> IS TO COME OUT HERE AND NOT LAY IT ALL ON THE LINE. >> LOOK, YOU CAN PLAY REALLY WELL IN COMPETE. YOUR YOUR OFF IN STILL LOOSE TONIGHT BECAUSE THERE ARE REALLY GOOD TEAM. BUT WE DIDN'T COMPETE TO THE LEVEL THAT YOU NEED TO TO HAVE A CHANCE TO BE THIS TEAM TONIGHT. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M DISAPPOINTED ABOUT. >> WHAT SIRE IS EXCITED ABOUT,