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UNC Basketball: Tar Heels fall to Duke in regular season finale

By Blake Cockrum

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 07: Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels watches his team play against the Duke Blue Devils during the second half of their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 07, 2020 in Durham, North Carolina. Duke won 89-76. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 07: Head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels watches his team play against the Duke Blue Devils during the second half of their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 07, 2020 in Durham, North Carolina. Duke won 89-76. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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UNC basketball falls to Duke in regular season finale, will play Tuesday in first round of ACC Tournament

Vernon Carey, Jr. scored a team-high 25 points on an 8-for-11 shooting performance and 9-of-11 from the free throw line, and Duke beat North Carolina 89-76 at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday night.

Sophomore point guard Tre Jones scored 21 points, and dished out 11 assists, while Cassius Stanley added 19 points and six rebounds. Senior forward Justin Robinson, who averages just 2.1 points and 1.1 rebounds for the season, had a surprising 13-point outburst to go along with six rebounds, three assists and four blocks. He also knocked down 4-of-6 from beyond the arc.

Duke improved to 25-6 on the season, and 15-5 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. They’ll be the No. 4 seed in next week’s ACC Tournament in Greensboro.

North Carolina was led by sensational junior forward Garrison Brooks, who had 26 points and 13 rebounds against the Blue Devils. He became the first Tar Heel to score 20 or more points in six consecutive games since Tyler Hansbrough. He’s also the first UNC player to score at least 25 points in four straight games since Antawn Jamison in 1998.

Armando Bacot returned from injury to give the Tar Heels 13 points and 12 rebounds, but played just 24 minutes due to foul trouble. Brandon Robinson scored 11 points in his final regular season game, but spent time in the North Carolina locker room after taking an elbow to the head and undergoing concussion protocol. The results of the tests were negative, and he returned to the game in the second half.

North Carolina loses its three-game winning streak, and falls to 13-18 on the season. They will be the No. 14 seed in the ACC Tourney, and take on 11th-seeded Virginia Tech on Tuesday.

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