The Associated Press

Chapel Hill, N.C. • Freshman Austin Rivers buried a 3-pointer at the horn to give No. 10 Duke an 85-84 win over No. 5 North Carolina on Wednesday night.

Rivers scored a season-high 29 points and hit six 3s, though the last will certainly live on in the lore on the fierce rivalry.

Photos

• 

At a glance

—

Wednesday’s scores

» No. 2 Syracuse 64, No. 12 Georgetown 61

» No. 10 Duke 85 ,No. 5 UNC 84

» No. 7 Kansas 68, No. 6 Baylor 54

» No. 11 Michigan State 77, Penn State 57

» Boston College 64, No. 15 Florida State 60

» No. 19 Virginia 68,Wake Forest 44

» No. 22 Michigan 62, Nebraska 46

	Join the Discussion
	Post a Comment

With the Blue Devils (20-4, 7-2) trailing by two, Rivers launched a 3 over 7-footer Tyler Zeller from the right wing. The ball swished through the net, sending Rivers running down the court in celebration while the rest of his teammates gave chase before mobbing him in front of a stunned UNC crowd.

Rivers’ 3 capped a wild rally for the Blue Devils, who trailed by 10 points with about 2 1/2 minutes left.

Harrison Barnes scored 25 points for the Tar Heels (20-4, 7-2), while Zeller finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds.

But Zeller missed a free throw with 13.9 seconds left, setting up Rivers’ winning shot.