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UNC Basketball: Top 10 wins for Tar Heels over Coach K

By Zack Pearson

DURHAM, NC - MARCH 03: (L-R) Head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils talks to head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels before their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 3, 2018 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
DURHAM, NC - MARCH 03: (L-R) Head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils talks to head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels before their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 3, 2018 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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30 Dec 2000: Head Coach Matt Doherty of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels reacts to a play during the game against the College of Charleston Cougars at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Tar Heels defeated the Cougars 64-60.Mandatory Credit: Craig Jones /Allsport
30 Dec 2000: Head Coach Matt Doherty of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels reacts to a play during the game against the College of Charleston Cougars at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Tar Heels defeated the Cougars 64-60.Mandatory Credit: Craig Jones /Allsport /

March 3, 1984: UNC 96, Duke 83 (2OT)

With Coach K building up Duke’s program, he already had memorable showdowns with the Tar Heels going into this 1984 matchup inside Carmichael Arena.

In a game that featured Michael Jordan, Sam Perkins and Johnny Dawkins, the two teams went back-and-forth with no lead going past five months in regulation.  This one was an instant classic and had some late-game heroics from Matt Doherty. Duke’s Mark Alaire converted on a three-point play with 20 seconds left to give the Blue Devils a 73-71 lead and UNC followed it up with a missed jumper that would have tied it.

With hope feeling lost, Duke’s Danny Meagher missed the front end of a one-and-one giving the Tar Heels a chance. Doherty took an inbounds pass the length of the court and drained a 14-foot jumper with one second left to tie the game and send it to overtime.

The first overtime ended with Dawkins hitting a layup with 8 seconds left to tie it at 79 and force another overtime. But in that period, it was a clutch three-point play by Jordan that gave the Tar Heels the early lead that they wouldn’t let go. Following Jordan’s play, Perkins made three-straight shots to boost UNC’s lead and win the game.

The Tar Heels improved to 26-1 overall and 14-0 in ACC play.

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