UNC drops ACC title game to Duke 75-58, get NCAA No. 2 seed

Nolan Smith scores 20 for Blue Devils

By Aaron Taube | The Daily Tar Heel
Updated: 03/15/11 12:06am
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The first-seeded North Carolina men’s basketball team fell to second-seeded Duke in the finals of the ACC Tournament, 75-58.

After pulling off late comebacks against Miami and Clemson in the previous two games of the tournament, UNC fell behind early, but could not mount a run at rival Duke.

The Blue Devils led 25-8 with nine minutes left in the first half and 42-28 at the half.

Nolan Smith paced Duke with 20 points, with Harrison Barnes leading the Tar Heels with 16.

UNC received a No. 2 seed in the East Regional will play Long Island University on Friday in Charlotte at the Time Warner Cable Arena.

Published March 13, 2011 in Men's basketball, Sports
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