Daily News | North Carolina upsets Duke, 81-77, to spoil Coach K’s swan song
as Duke basketball coach following the 2021-22 season, not even he could have imagined it ending like this.
First-year head coach Hubert Davis and North Carolina did not subscribe to the Coach K storybook ending narrative from the start, going toe-to-toe with their Tobacco Road rivals for 40 minutes. Balance was the name of the game for North Carolina, as four Tar Heels finished in double figures, led by guards Caleb Love and R.J. Davis . Armando Bacot, who struggled from the field and would later foul out, grabbed 21 rebounds in the victory.points.
Following two missed free throws from Duke center Mark Williams, Love drained a cold-blooded three with 28 seconds left, shooting right over the outstretched arms of the 7-foot Williams to give the Tar Heels a 78-74 lead they would not relinquish. Love said he came to North Carolina for these types of moments.
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