The serial quantity Kon Knueppel has scored 17 factors to assist n. 2 Duke to beat the rival of the Carolina of North 82-69 Saturday night and conquer the common title of the common season of the Atlantic coast.
Cooper Flagg added 15 factors, 9 rebounds and 6 assists regardless of the foul of the primary half for the Blue Devils (28-3, 19-1).
Duke blew up a bonus for the primary half of 15 factors and adopted seven midway after the break, however responded with 12 consecutive factors to show the sport and silence a rusty hostile crowd.
Blue Devils at the moment are capable of climb to n. 1 In the OP 25 survey on Monday with excessive -level Auburn that loses the final two video games.
The elder of the fifth 12 months Rj Davis scored 20 factors in his final recreation at residence for Tar Heels (20-12), who had been swept away within the first assembly, however this time he responded with far more resilience earlier than Duke stated management to elongate the command within the final seven minutes.
Takeaways
Duke: The Final Four favored accomplished the primary record of the common season of 19-1 because the ACC went to twenty video games in 2019-2020.
Unc: the TAR Heels had gained six consecutive with their finest recreation of the season to behave in a greater positioning for a NCAA provide. But this was their final likelihood so as to add a victory for the curriculum to assist that case.
Key second
The UNC led 59-53 when Duke made his transfer with 12 factors straight in an outbreak of 15-2 that introduced the Blue Devils to the result in keep. This included Knueppel’s Backdoor layup for lead, whereas the versatile defender Maliq Brown had an important 3-pointer in his return from an harm that prompted Duke to a bonus of 68-61 with 8 1/2 minutes left.
Key stat
The UNC has misplaced 22 of his final 27 pictures within the final quarter-hour whereas Duke has made his transfer.
Subsequently
The ACC event begins on Tuesday in Charlotte. Duke opens the sport as 1 seed within the quarter -finals on Thursday. The Unc is the 5 seeds and can play within the second spherical of Wednesday.
Reporting by the Associated Press.
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