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Duke Clinches ACC Title as UNC Finishes 18-0 at Home Ahead of Rivalry Rematch

Top seeding plus home perfection now shape the stakes for Saturday’s UNC–Duke rematch.

Overview

  • Duke routed NC State 93-64 to secure the outright ACC regular-season championship and the conference’s top tournament seed.
  • Freshman Cameron Boozer had 26 points and nine rebounds and, per ESPN Insights, tied a 15-season Division I mark with his 24th straight game of at least 15 points and five rebounds.
  • No. 17 North Carolina beat Clemson 67-63, setting a program record by completing an 18-0 home slate behind Luka Bogavac’s 6-for-10 shooting from three for a career-high 20 points.
  • UNC played its sixth straight game without leading scorer Caleb Wilson (broken left hand) but moved closer to a double bye for the ACC tournament.
  • Clemson’s RJ Godfrey scored a career-high 22 in the loss, and UNC now visits No. 1 Duke on Saturday with ESPN College GameDay slated to be in Durham.