Undermanned No. 20 Duke storms back late to stun No. 5 Tar Heels
Grayson Allen scored 23 points and freshman Derryck Thornton came up with the clinching block on the final play to help No. 20 Duke edge No. 5 North Carolina 74-73 on Wednesday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Duke Blue Devils
74
North Carolina Tar Heels
73
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUKE | 42 | 32 | 74 |
| UNC | 46 | 27 | 73 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Michigan State Spartans | L 73-79 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | W 113-52 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Army Black Knights | W 84-50 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 1:09 74-73
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:09 73-73
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:09 72-73
Foul on Joel Berry II.
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LayUpShot 2:08 72-73
Kennedy Meeks made Layup. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:40 72-71
Luke Kennard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Ingram.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:52 69-71
Marcus Paige made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:52 69-70
Foul on Grayson Allen.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:19 69-70
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:19 68-70
Foul on Marcus Paige.
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LayUpShot 4:19 68-70
Grayson Allen made Layup.
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DunkShot 4:44 66-70
Brice Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
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JumpShot 5:01 66-68
Brandon Ingram made Jumper.
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JumpShot 5:45 64-68
Brandon Ingram made Jumper.
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JumpShot 6:30 62-68
Brandon Ingram made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 6:40 60-68
Foul on Isaiah Hicks.
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LayUpShot 6:49 60-68
Justin Jackson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:33 60-66
Marcus Paige made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:33 60-65
Marcus Paige made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:33 60-64
Foul on Grayson Allen.
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PersonalFoul 7:47 60-64
Foul on Joel Berry II.
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JumpShot 8:41 60-64
Isaiah Hicks made Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:14 60-62
Grayson Allen made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:39 58-62
Brandon Ingram made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:39 57-62
Brandon Ingram made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:39 56-62
Foul on Brice Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 10:05 56-62
Foul on Luke Kennard.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:16 56-62
Marshall Plumlee made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:16 55-62
Foul on Theo Pinson.
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LayUpShot 11:10 55-62
Theo Pinson made Layup. Assisted by Nate Britt.
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JumpShot 11:19 55-60
Brandon Ingram made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:47 53-60
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:47 53-59
Foul on Chase Jeter.
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JumpShot 11:47 53-59
Joel Berry II made Jumper.
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JumpShot 11:57 53-57
Luke Kennard made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 12:55 51-57
Brice Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Nate Britt.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:15 51-55
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:15 50-55
Foul on Nate Britt.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:06 50-55
Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:06 50-54
Foul on Marshall Plumlee.
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PersonalFoul 14:19 50-54
Foul on Marshall Plumlee.
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LayUpShot 14:42 50-54
Kennedy Meeks made Layup. Assisted by Brice Johnson.
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JumpShot 15:03 50-52
Grayson Allen made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:48 48-52
Brandon Ingram made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Kennard.
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PersonalFoul 17:25 45-52
Foul on Marshall Plumlee.
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TipShot 17:42 45-52
Brice Johnson made Two Point Tip Shot.
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PersonalFoul 17:51 45-50
Foul on Derryck Thornton.
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DunkShot 18:24 45-50
Brice Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
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JumpShot 19:31 45-48
Brice Johnson made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 19:49 45-46
Derryck Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Ingram.
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JumpShot 0:57 42-46
Marcus Paige made Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:07 42-44
Grayson Allen made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:56 40-44
Derryck Thornton made Layup.
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JumpShot 2:07 38-44
Brice Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
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LayUpShot 2:30 38-42
Marshall Plumlee made Layup. Assisted by Derryck Thornton.
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JumpShot 2:48 36-42
Justin Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Nate Britt.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:57 36-40
Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Ingram.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:19 33-40
Nate Britt made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:19 33-39
Nate Britt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:19 33-38
Foul on Derryck Thornton.
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LayUpShot 3:43 33-38
Brice Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Nate Britt.
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End Game 0:00 74-73
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:05 74-73
Grayson Allen Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:05 74-73
Derryck Thornton Block.
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JumpShot 0:05 74-73
Joel Berry II missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:24 74-73
Brice Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:24 74-73
Grayson Allen missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:52 74-73
Grayson Allen Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:52 74-73
Kennedy Meeks missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:09 74-73
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:09 73-73
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:09 72-73
Foul on Joel Berry II.
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Steal 1:15 72-73
Marshall Plumlee Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:15 72-73
Marcus Paige Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:44 72-73
North Carolina Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:44 72-73
Brandon Ingram missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:08 72-73
Kennedy Meeks made Layup. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
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Offensive Rebound 2:13 72-71
Justin Jackson Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:13 72-71
Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:40 72-71
Luke Kennard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Ingram.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:54 69-71
North Carolina Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 2:58 69-71
Kennedy Meeks Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:58 69-71
Joel Berry II missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:28 69-71
Brice Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:28 69-71
Brandon Ingram missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:52 69-71
Marcus Paige made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:52 69-70
North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:52 69-70
Marcus Paige missed Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:52 69-70
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:52 69-70
Foul on Grayson Allen.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:19 69-70
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:19 68-70
Foul on Marcus Paige.
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LayUpShot 4:19 68-70
Grayson Allen made Layup.
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DunkShot 4:44 66-70
Brice Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
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JumpShot 5:01 66-68
Brandon Ingram made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 5:23 64-68
Duke Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 5:23 64-68
Justin Jackson missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 5:45 64-68
Brandon Ingram made Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 5:55 62-68
Duke Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 5:55 62-68
Isaiah Hicks Block.
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JumpShot 5:55 62-68
Brandon Ingram missed Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 328 events.
Team Stats
DUKE
UNC
27-65
FG
30-70
42
Field Goal %
43
7-19
3PT
1-13
37
Three Point %
8
13-16
FT
12-15
81
Free Throw %
80
34
Rebounds
46
11
Offensive Rebounds
18
23
Defensive Rebounds
28
7
Assists
17
6
Steals
1
3
Blocks
7
7
Turnovers
10
1
Team Turnovers
1
7
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
15
Fouls
14
2
Largest Lead
8
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