The No. 8 Tar Heels beat the No. 2 Blue Devils 81-77 in a historic Final Four showdown on Saturday. The result sets up a national championship game between UNC and Kansas and puts an end to Mike Krzyzewski’s illustrious career.
Duke stretched its lead to seven early in the second half, but Caleb Love answered by leading UNC on a 13-0 run to take the lead.
The two teams went back and forth over the next 10 minutes. With the game tied at 65-65, North Carolina center Armando Bacot went down with an injury. He missed just a minute of game time before reentering the game. Keels, UNC’s Brady Manek and Duke’s Wendell Moore Jr. traded 3-pointers on consecutive possessions in the final minutes as Duke held a 74-73 lead with 1:18 left in regulation. The two sides then took trips to the free throw line on the game’s next two possessions. R.J. Davis made two free throws for UNC, while Mark Williams missed two for Duke.CALEB LOVE OMG!!!! 😱
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