Overview
- Seth Trimble buried a last-second three-pointer to seal North Carolina’s 71–68 win at the Dean E. Smith Center.
- North Carolina rallied from an extended early deficit in what was reported as its largest comeback against a No. 4 Duke in 25 years.
- Duke’s frontcourt foul trouble, highlighted by Patrick Ngongba fouling out, weakened the interior and helped UNC’s second-half surge.
- Henri Veesaar, scoreless before halftime, added 13 points after the break as the Tar Heels flipped the paint and rebounding battle.
- The loss ends Duke’s unbeaten ACC run and moves the Blue Devils to 20–2, as freshman headliners Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson fronted the first of two regular-season meetings.