No. 2 North Carolina Defeats No. 7 Duke, 79-71
Posted Mar 9, 2009
Tyler Hansbrough walked off the court after his final home game at North Carolina celebrating another ACC championship and another win against the Tar Heels' fiercest rival. And once again, Ty Lawson had a lot to do with that. Hansbrough scored 17 points and Lawson nearly had with a triple-double to help the No. 2 Tar Heels beat No. 7 Duke 79-71 Sunday, winning the league's regular-season title.
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