Deadspin | No. 14 North Carolina hits last-second shot to upset No. 4 Duke – Imperial Wire

Seth Trimble hit a 3-pointer for No. 14 North Carolina’s with 0.4 seconds left for the Tar Heels’ solely lead of the sport to knock off No. 4 Duke 71-68 on Saturday evening at Chapel Hill, N.C.

There was a delay to clear the ground following a courtroom storming earlier than Duke had an opportunity to inbound. North Carolina scored the sport’s remaining 9 factors.

Caleb Wilson racked up 23 factors, Trimble completed with 16 and Henri Veesaar posted 13 factors and 11 rebounds because the Tar Heels (19-4, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Convention) worn out a six-point deficit within the remaining 2 1/2 minutes.

Cameron Boozer scored 24 factors and grabbed 11 rebounds, however Duke’s 10-game profitable streak ended. Dame Sarr notched 13 factors and Isaiah Evans had 11 factors for the Blue Devils (21-2, 10-1).

Wilson shot 8-for-12 from the sector and his 6-for-6 free-throw capturing marked extra made foul pictures than the Duke group (5-for-6).

North Carolina used a 7-2 spurt to shut inside 64-60 after which Wilson missed a jumper with an opportunity to tighten the rating.

Derek Dixon and Veesaaar hit 3-pointers on consecutive possessions and the Tar Heels had been even at 68-68 with 1:40 left. A Duke miss was adopted by a North Carolina timeout and turnover.

Duke took a timeout on the 39-second mark. Boozer missed and the Tar Heels regained possession and used a timeout with 10 seconds left earlier than Trimble’s profitable shot on his solely 3-point try of the sport.

Buoyed by an 11-2 closing stretch, the Blue Devils had been up 41-29 at halftime, however they had been battling foul hassle. That closing burst included Cayden Boozer’s first 3-point basket in 5 video games.

Duke shot 53.3% (16 of 30) within the half — making 10 of its first 13 pictures — in comparison with North Carolina’s 33.3% (9 of 27).

Duke middle Patrick Ngongba II picked up his fourth foul with 15:37 to play, with Wilson already on the 21-point mark (after 17 by halftime).

Duke broke out to an 18-5 lead, however the Tar Heels closed inside 22-20 courtesy of a 9-0 run. Wilson had 11 of North Carolina’s first 19 factors.

–Subject Stage Media