No. 8 UNC dominates boards to beat Duke, claim top seed in ACC
Brice Johnson had 18 points and 21 rebounds, and No. 8 North Carolina held on to beat No. 17 Duke 76-72 on Saturday night and lock up the top seed in the ACC tournament.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
North Carolina Tar Heels
76
Duke Blue Devils
72
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC | 40 | 36 | 76 |
| DUKE | 32 | 40 | 72 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium · 9,314 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Wyoming Cowboys | W 76-63 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs Wofford Terriers | W 109-70 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Western Carolina Catamounts | W 80-72 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:02 76-72
Marcus Paige made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:02 75-72
Marcus Paige made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:02 74-72
Foul on Grayson Allen.
-
DunkShot 0:05 74-72
Marshall Plumlee made Dunk.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:08 74-70
Marcus Paige made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:08 73-70
Marcus Paige made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:08 72-70
Foul on Grayson Allen.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 0:13 72-70
Luke Kennard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Jones.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:17 72-67
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:17 71-67
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:17 70-67
Foul on Luke Kennard.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 0:17 70-67
Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:24 70-64
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:24 69-64
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:24 68-64
Foul on Marshall Plumlee.
-
DunkShot 0:50 68-64
Grayson Allen made Dunk. Assisted by Luke Kennard.
-
PersonalFoul 2:36 68-62
Foul on Matt Jones.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 2:55 68-62
Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper.
-
LayUpShot 3:24 68-59
Joel Berry II made Layup.
-
DunkShot 3:55 66-59
Justin Jackson made Dunk. Assisted by Kennedy Meeks.
-
JumpShot 4:16 64-59
Grayson Allen made Jumper. Assisted by Matt Jones.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 4:37 64-57
Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Britt.
-
MadeFreeThrow 5:30 61-57
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 5:30 61-56
Luke Kennard made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 5:30 61-55
Foul on Justin Jackson.
-
JumpShot 6:20 61-55
Brice Johnson made Jumper.
-
JumpShot 7:38 59-55
Brice Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
-
LayUpShot 7:58 57-55
Luke Kennard made Layup. Assisted by Grayson Allen.
-
PersonalFoul 9:18 57-53
Foul on Matt Jones.
-
LayUpShot 9:45 57-53
Brice Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
-
MadeFreeThrow 10:00 55-53
Brandon Ingram made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 10:00 55-52
Foul on Justin Jackson.
-
MadeFreeThrow 10:07 55-52
Justin Jackson made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 10:07 54-52
Justin Jackson made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 10:07 53-52
Foul on Brandon Ingram.
-
LayUpShot 10:26 53-52
Brandon Ingram made Layup.
-
PersonalFoul 10:36 53-50
Foul on Grayson Allen.
-
MadeFreeThrow 10:46 53-50
Grayson Allen made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 10:46 53-49
Foul on Isaiah Hicks.
-
LayUpShot 11:06 53-49
Marcus Paige made Layup. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
-
TipShot 11:29 51-49
Theo Pinson made Two Point Tip Shot.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 11:55 49-49
Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper.
-
PersonalFoul 12:00 49-46
Foul on Brice Johnson.
-
PersonalFoul 12:12 49-46
Foul on Marcus Paige.
-
JumpShot 12:29 49-46
Kennedy Meeks made Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 12:49 47-46
Brandon Ingram made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Kennard.
-
TipShot 13:09 47-43
Kennedy Meeks made Two Point Tip Shot.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 13:31 45-43
Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 14:06 45-40
Luke Kennard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Allen.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 14:28 45-37
Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
-
MadeFreeThrow 15:12 42-37
Marshall Plumlee made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 15:12 42-36
Foul on Brice Johnson.
-
MadeFreeThrow 15:47 42-36
Brandon Ingram made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 15:47 42-35
Brandon Ingram made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 15:47 42-34
Foul on Isaiah Hicks.
-
PersonalFoul 16:40 42-34
Foul on Grayson Allen.
-
JumpShot 17:36 42-34
Brandon Ingram made Jumper.
-
PersonalFoul 18:03 42-32
Foul on Brice Johnson.
-
PersonalFoul 18:55 42-32
Foul on Kennedy Meeks.
-
MadeFreeThrow 19:11 42-32
Brice Johnson made Free Throw.
-
End Game 0:00 76-72
End of Game
-
Defensive Rebound 0:01 76-72
North Carolina Defensive Rebound.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 76-72
Matt Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:02 76-72
Marcus Paige made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:02 75-72
Marcus Paige made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:02 74-72
Foul on Grayson Allen.
-
DunkShot 0:05 74-72
Marshall Plumlee made Dunk.
-
Offensive Rebound 0:05 74-70
Marshall Plumlee Offensive Rebound.
-
LayUpShot 0:05 74-70
Grayson Allen missed Layup.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:08 74-70
Marcus Paige made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:08 73-70
Marcus Paige made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:08 72-70
Foul on Grayson Allen.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 0:13 72-70
Luke Kennard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Jones.
-
ShortTimeOut 0:17 72-67
North Carolina Timeout
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:17 72-67
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:17 71-67
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:17 70-67
Foul on Luke Kennard.
-
ShortTimeOut 0:17 70-67
Duke Timeout
-
Three Point Jump Shot 0:17 70-67
Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:24 70-64
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
-
MadeFreeThrow 0:24 69-64
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
-
PersonalFoul 0:24 68-64
Foul on Marshall Plumlee.
-
Offensive Rebound 0:30 68-64
North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 0:30 68-64
Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
-
DunkShot 0:50 68-64
Grayson Allen made Dunk. Assisted by Luke Kennard.
-
Steal 0:58 68-62
Marshall Plumlee Steal.
-
Lost Ball Turnover 0:58 68-62
Marcus Paige Turnover.
-
ShortTimeOut 1:07 68-62
North Carolina Timeout
-
Defensive Rebound 1:22 68-62
Brice Johnson Defensive Rebound.
-
JumpShot 1:22 68-62
Brandon Ingram missed Jumper.
-
Defensive Rebound 1:36 68-62
Luke Kennard Defensive Rebound.
-
LayUpShot 1:36 68-62
Brice Johnson missed Layup.
-
Offensive Rebound 1:42 68-62
Brice Johnson Offensive Rebound.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 1:42 68-62
Joel Berry II missed Three Point Jumper.
-
Defensive Rebound 2:09 68-62
Brice Johnson Defensive Rebound.
-
LayUpShot 2:09 68-62
Grayson Allen missed Layup.
-
Lost Ball Turnover 2:19 68-62
Brice Johnson Turnover.
-
PersonalFoul 2:36 68-62
Foul on Matt Jones.
-
Three Point Jump Shot 2:55 68-62
Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper.
-
ShortTimeOut 3:12 68-59
Duke Timeout
Showing the last 40 of 364 events.
Team Stats
UNC
DUKE
26-73
FG
25-67
36
Field Goal %
37
4-23
3PT
13-34
17
Three Point %
38
20-23
FT
9-15
87
Free Throw %
60
64
Rebounds
29
27
Offensive Rebounds
8
37
Defensive Rebounds
21
15
Assists
11
5
Steals
10
2
Blocks
2
14
Turnovers
6
0
Team Turnovers
0
14
Total Turnovers
6
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
14
Fouls
17
11
Largest Lead
0
Highlights
Men's College Basketball News
All news
Video
Great Lakes Christian Crusaders vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles: Game Highlights
Great Lakes Christian Crusaders vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles: Game Highlights
Video
North Carolina Central Eagles vs. VMI Keydets: Game Highlights
North Carolina Central Eagles vs. VMI Keydets: Game Highlights
Video
VU of Lynchburg Dragons vs. Western Carolina Catamounts: Game Highlights
VU of Lynchburg Dragons vs. Western Carolina Catamounts: Game Highlights
Video
Voorhees Tigers vs. Wofford Terriers: Game Highlights
Voorhees Tigers vs. Wofford Terriers: Game Highlights