No. 8 UNC claims ACC's top seed, beats No. 17 Duke 76-72
Posted Mar 5, 2016
Brice Johnson had 18 points and 21 rebounds, and No. 8 North Carolina held on to beat No. 17 Duke 76-72 on Saturday and lock up the top seed in the ACC Tournament. Kennedy Meeks added 12 points and 14 rebounds, Joel Berry II scored seven of his 12 in the final 5 minutes and Marcus Paige hit four free throws in the final 10 seconds.
(Associated Press)
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