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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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5 Feb 1998: Guard Shammond Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels goes up for two during a game against the Duke Blue Devils at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. UNC won the game, 97-73. Mandatory Credit: Andy Lyons /Allsport
5 Feb 1998: Guard Shammond Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels goes up for two during a game against the Duke Blue Devils at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. UNC won the game, 97-73. Mandatory Credit: Andy Lyons /Allsport /

February 6, 1998: UNC 97, Duke 73

It was a game that was talked about for weeks leading up to the February 6th showdown in the Dean Dome during the 1998 season. But when it came time for the actual game, UNC and Duke didn’t disappoint.

The No. 2-ranked Tar Heels left no doubts in their big 97-73 win over No. 1 ranked Duke in the Dean Dome backed by Antawn Jamison’s 35 points and 11 rebounds as UNC grabbed a 16-point halftime lead. That lead would stay in double digits for the entire second half as UNC controlled the game and had the home crowd rocking with excitement.

Ed Cota finished with 12 points and 12 assists to help pace UNC’s offense and give Jamison some support. The Tar Heels shot 68 percent from the field as a team and the 24-point win at the time was the most lopsided victory in the series since 1982.

The win moved UNC up in the polls to the top spot and set up an even more anticipated rematch later on in Durham to end the regular season.

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