US EditionSeth Trimble's Buzzer-Beater Lifts No. 14 North Carolina Past No. 4 Duke 71-68
- With 0.4 seconds left on Saturday night at the Dean Smith Center, Seth Trimble made a corner 3 to give North Carolina a 71-68 win over Duke.
- After trailing for over 39 minutes, North Carolina erased a double-digit deficit as Dixon and Veesaar drained back-to-back 3s to tie the game at 68.
- Fans at the Dean Smith Center briefly stormed the court after Veesaar's tying 3 with 1:40 left, before Trimble's game-winning shot. Cameron Boozer finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Caleb Wilson scored 23.
- The result snapped Duke's 10-game winning streak and counts as their first ACC loss, leaving North Carolina at 19-4, 7-3 and Duke at 21-2, 10-1.
- The teams will meet again at Cameron Indoor on March 7, with observers calling the finish a rivalry classic and Carolina's largest comeback vs Duke in 25 years, adding to Tobacco Road rivalry lore.
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Seth Trimble stuck with UNC. The reward was a huge shot to shock Duke in an epic rivalry finish
North Carolina senior Seth Trimble hit a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to lift the 14th-ranked Tar Heels past fourth-ranked rival Duke on Saturday night. It was the biggest moment in a four-year career that has had its shares of…
Winnipeg Free Press
Oskaloosa HeraldSeth Trimble's buzzer-beater lifts No. 14 North Carolina past No. 4 Duke 71-68
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Seth Trimble’s 3-pointer caps No. 14 UNC’s double court-storm after rally past No. 4 Duke
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Seth Trimble made a corner 3-pointer with four-tenths of a second left to lift No. 14 North Carolina past No. 4 Duke 71-68 in a stunning finish Saturday night, which included fans storming the court prematurely before having to clear out for the Blue Devils to get one desperate final play. Trimble’s shot on the catch off a pass from Derek Dixon swished cleanly through the net with apparently no time left, sending the Tar Heel…
Marietta Daily Journal
No. 14 North Carolina hits last-second shot to upset No. 4 Duke
Seth Trimble hit a 3-pointer for No. 14 North Carolina with 0.4 seconds left for the Tar Heels' only lead of the game to knock off No. 4 Duke 71-68 on Saturday night at Chapel Hill, N.C.
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