Duke Loses To Irish In ACC Finals

“We don’t have that dominating inside game with Brice, and with Marcus, he was just a great player on both ends of the court”. Duke stands 1-2 SU and ATS as a road dog this season, and lost the two games by an average of 12.5 points per game.

Miami was unable to find the net again and Duke held on to win with a final of 57-52.

Whenever North Carolina needed a big play to halt a Duke surge, Berry II was often the one to deliver it. Even if the Tar Heels don’t bring home the crown from Brooklyn, they’re still in the hunt for one of the top four overall seeds in the Big Dance. But it’s hardly the first time ACC players and coaches from North Carolina have taken center stage in NY. The Tar Heels defeated Syracuse Orange 85-68 at Dean E. Smith Center.

For Duke, Saturday night’s loss was a blow to its chances of winning the ACC tournament for the first time since 2011.

Justin Jackson is putting together a fantastic season for the Tar Heels.

The point guard reminded opponents not to only think about Marcus Paige and Johnson as he helped set the tone for Carolina as it matured its defense in Washington, D.C. past year while also scoring 19 points against UVa in the tourney final. Fittingly, it all depends on the rematch of the best rivalry in college basketball. They will likely be a No. 2 seed and one of as many as seven teams in the ACC to earn an at-large bid. His ability to control the pace and organize the Tar Heels will separate a Final Four run from an early exit. The Blue Devils responded with a three-pointer of their own to close the gap to one. And certainly not after the Blue Devils got the best of the Heels in early February, 86-78.

Kennard led the Blue Devils with 28 points. He went for a game-high 25 points on the back of a 7-of-12 effort from distance which helped Duke drain almost 50 percent of its shots from beyond the arc. Unfortunately for Duke, the Blue Devils couldn’t figure out how to stop the Fighting Irish and suffered an 84-61 loss. Coincidentally, the Deacons followed a similar path to the title as the 1971 Tar Heels by beating ACC rival NC State in the semifinals before claiming the title with a win against a future conference member, Notre Dame. Both of these teams are going to get a solid seed, and should be able to cause problems for opponents.

“Everyone is 0-0 now, the thing for us is we have to get ready to play”, Allen said Saturday night.

UNC doesn’t have as many reliable offensive options as Duke does (Luke Kennard, Grayson Allen, and Tatum), but they have experience, chemistry, athleticism, depth and talent that many teams across the country can not match.

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