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UNC Basketball: Top five North Carolina wins at Duke

By Bryson Gordon

Mar 7, 2015; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams with Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski before the game at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 7, 2015; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams with Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski before the game at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 10, 2009; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Former North Carolina Tar Heels player Tyler Hansbrough has his jersey retired during a ceremony at the Dean E. Smith Center. To his left is athletic director Dick Baddour and to the right is head coach Roy Williams and chancellor Holden Thorp. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-US PRESSWIRE
Feb 10, 2009; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Former North Carolina Tar Heels player Tyler Hansbrough has his jersey retired during a ceremony at the Dean E. Smith Center. To his left is athletic director Dick Baddour and to the right is head coach Roy Williams and chancellor Holden Thorp. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-US PRESSWIRE /

March 4th, 2006

UNC- 83

Duke- 76

Player of the game: Tyler Hansbrough (27 Points, 10 Rebounds)

This game was a breaking out of sorts for this Tar Heels team. They were one year removed from a national championship, and yet they were still a top-15 team in the nation. And of course, just a few years later, a UNC team led by Tyler Hansbrough would win a national title.

This game was the start of a run for the Heels that featured four straight wins at Cameron Indoor. Many Tar Heels fans know, Tyler Hansbrough is an unprecedented 4-0 in Cameron.

But perhaps neither one of those two things were the best part of that game. This game was J.J. Redick’s senior night, and it was ruined by a first-year player in Hansbrough. Reddick went 5-for-21 from the field that night, which made it even sweeter.

It was great timing for the Heels to make their run. Tied at 59, the Heels went on an 11-0 run to lead 70-59. After that run, the Heels never trailed again.

This game did not have any implications on the ACC race though. Duke had already locked up the top seed heading into the game.

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