North Carolina dominates Duke to claim ACC title
Posted Mar 3, 2012
Kendall Marshall had 20 points and 10 assists, and No. 6 North Carolina beat Duke (No. 3 ESPN/USA Today, No. 4 AP) 88-70 on Saturday night to win the ACC regular-season title. Tyler Zeller had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Harrison Barnes added 16 points for the Tar Heels. They never trailed, and for the second straight year they rolled in a winner-take-all season finale.
(ESPN.com)
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