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Aren’t rivalries fun?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Following a massive ACC-title clinching win over No. 9 Duke on the road Saturday night, No. 7 North Carolina rubbed salt in the wound, waving goodbye to a stunned crowd of Cameron Crazies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
The Tar Heels played front-runners throughout on Saturday, but things got hairy late.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leading by as many as 15 points, North Carolina was seemingly in control, nursing an eight-point lead with 1:39 left in the second half. However, they needed to fend off two mini-runs late by Duke, with a clutch jumper from guard Elliot Cadeau and two game-sealing free-throws by point guard Cormac Ryan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
Ryan closing things out was fitting, as he was a thorn in the Blue Devils’ side all night long. The senior paced the Tar Heels effort, leading all scorers with 31 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field and 6-of-8 from beyond the arc.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Forward Harrison Ingram was the only other North Carolina player to finish in double figures, recording 14 points to go along with a team-high 10 rebounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As usual, the matchup between the historic adversaries had its fair share of controversial calls and, of course, some on-court shenanigans. One such moment came late in the first half when Duke center Kyle Filipowski appeared to trip Ingram on purpose<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n