Joel Berry, North Carolina Edge Duke

You can always expect a battle when the two blue-blooded rivals eight miles apart clash. This game was no different. 

Duke and North Carolina split the regular season series between the two schools with Duke taking the first matchup on February 9th at Cameron 78-71 and North Carolina taking the second at the Dean Dome by a score of 90-83 Saturday.

Joel Berry had a lot to do with the outcome of the game as he scored 28 points including seven critical points late while he was 9-14 while he made five three-pointers. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211514174&DB_OEM_ID=4200

 Isiah Hicks who did not play in the first matchup finished with 21 points in a shot -to shot fight with their tobacco road rival eight miles down the road in Durham. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211514174&DB_OEM_ID=4200

Justin Jackson also contributed to North Carolina's scoring effort as he had 15 points on 6-7 shooting while he was just 1-7 three -pointers. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211514174&DB_OEM_ID=4200

North Carolina shot 51 percent and finished with a 15-5 edge in second-chance points, helping to offset a busy night for Duke at the foul line. The Blue Devils made 28 of 35 free throws but missed four three by Grayson Allen in the final 3 1/2 minutes as Berry made his move. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211514174&DB_OEM_ID=4200

Duke shooting percentage started out at 54% before dropping to 37% in the second half. "according to   http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211514174&DB_OEM_ID=4200

With the loss, Duke is a number 5 seed and will play Wednesday while North Carolina is the top seed and will play in the quarterfinals on Thursday. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211514174&DB_OEM_ID=4200