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02/12/2009 - Durham, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ty Lawson led five Tar Heels in double-figures with 25 points, and No. 3 North Carolina used a strong second half surge to top sixth-ranked Duke, 101-87, beating the Blue Devils for the fourth straight year at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Tyler Hansbrough scored 17 points and Danny Green had 15 for the Tar Heels, and the duo accomplished a feat no North Carolina player has achieved in over 20 years. With the victory, Hansbrough and Green have now recorded four wins at Cameron Indoor Stadium, becoming the first UNC players to do that since the team from 1982-1985 won four straight in Durham.
They are only the third class of players to do that, as Wake Forest's Tim Duncan and Rusty LaRue won four straight on Coach K Court from 1994-97.
Lawson also recorded five assists and four rebounds for North Carolina (22-2, 8-2 ACC), which outscored Duke 57-35 in the second half and has now won eight straight conference games after dropping the first two.
With the win, UNC now has sole possession of first place in the ACC, one game clear of Duke and 1 1/2 games ahead of Clemson, Florida State and Virginia Tech.
Deon Thompson provided 12 points, while Wayne Ellington had 15 and seven rebounds for North Carolina, which leads the all-time series, 129-97.
Kyle Singler was the leading scorer for Duke (20-4, 7-3) with 22 points, but the Blue Devils had a putrid second half. Jon Scheyer had 20 points for the Blue Devils, who made just 2-of-15 three-point attempts in the second period. Gerald Henderson provided 17 points in the loss.
Nolan Smith scored 11, while Greg Paulus had eight points for the home team, which has now dropped five of six overall to its arch-rival. The loss is also the first for Duke at Cameron after winning its initial 14 games as the host this season.
Duke held a 52-44 lead at halftime, but on UNC's first possession, Singler was called for a technical foul after elbowing Hansbrough in the face on a loose ball 16 seconds into the period.
Green sank both free throws, and the teams continued to go back-and-forth in the early minutes of the half, with numerous players battling hard for each rebound.
The pace started to pick up, and the Tar Heels were the beneficiaries, tying the game at 58 on a Hansbrough dunk with 15 minutes left.
Singler was the only Blue Devils player who continued his hot shooting from the first half, scoring the team's first nine points of the period, and his three provided an answer to the UNC burst and put Duke back out in front, 61-58.
North Carolina finally regained the lead, 64-63, on Lawson's two free throws with 12 minutes left, and Ellington's three a minute later made it 67-65.
After shooting over 60 percent in the first half, Duke went cold from long distance, missing 10 of its first 11 three-point shots in the second half.
The poor shooting led to a game-changing 14-0 run by North Carolina that put the visitors in total control. Lawson started it with a nifty bank shot and a fast break layup for a 78-71 edge, and Hansbrough drained a desperation three as the shot clock wound down to put the Tar Heels ahead by 12 with six minutes left.
Lawson's acrobatic three-point play with just under four minutes left capped the run, giving UNC a commanding 88-71 advantage.
The Tar Heels were not threatened down the stretch.
North Carolina came out of the gate firing on all cylinders, making its first five shots while taking a 14-6 lead on Hansbrough's dunk just over four minutes into the contest.
Hansbrough had an earlier layup, which moved him into second all-time on the ACC scoring list. With 2,604 career points, he sits behind only Duke's J.J. Redick, who posted 2,769 points in his time with the Blue Devils.
The Tar Heels forced four turnovers in that span, as six of their early points came off Duke miscues. UNC continued to shoot well, as the game took on a very fast pace in the early moments.
The visitors went up by as many as 11 in the early minutes, but Scheyer and Paulus drained back-to-back threes to get Duke to within five with 9 1/2 minutes left in the first half.
Bobby Frasor, who came into the game averaging only 2.4 points per contest, hit three early three-pointers for North Carolina, with the third giving him a season-high in points (nine) and the Tar Heels a 34-26 lead with eight minutes left.
But Hansbrough committed two straight fouls just before Frasor's three, forcing him out of the game for the rest of the half. Duke took advantage, scoring 14 consecutive points to take the lead. Singler began the burst with a three, and his jumper with five minutes to go put the Blue Devils ahead, 40-34.
UNC closed to within 42-40 on two Ed Davis free throws, but Duke finished the half on a 10-4 run. Henderson and Singler drained back-to-back threes, and Lance Thomas' layup with 1.8 seconds on the clock capped the burst.
Despite North Carolina's early shooting success, it was the Blue Devils who shot 61.8 percent from the field in the first half, including 6-for-9 from three-point range, to take the 52-44 halftime lead.
Game Notes
UNC came in averaging 92.3 points per game, which ranked first in the ACC; also, Duke had the No. 1 conference defense, allowing just 61.0 points per contest...In 30 of the last 59 meetings, both Duke and North Carolina have been ranked in the top 10...Wednesday's contest was the 127th straight meeting with at least one of the schools ranked in the AP Poll. The streak dates back to February 27, 1960, and of those games, 114 have featured one of the schools in the top 10...The schools have split the 40 meetings in which both teams were ranked in the top 10...The road team has won six of seven in the series...Oklahoma head football coach Bob Stoops attended the game. The No. 2 Sooners posted a 78-63 victory over the Baylor Bears on Wednesday...Duke gave up 100 or more points for the first time since losing, 100-77, to UCLA on February 26, 2005...UNC head coach Roy Williams is now 6-5 against Duke in his North Carolina tenure, while Duke's Mike Krzyzewski is 32-34 against UNC in his tenure with the Blue Devils...Davis finished with eight points for the Tar Heels...North Carolina finished with 25 points off turnovers, compared to just eight for Duke.
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Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor.
Betting on the Bears is a good option this season because of Julius Peppers and to a lesser extent Taylor. Antonio Bryant and Terrell Owens – The Cincinnati Bengals signed two former number one wide receivers to line up with Chad Ocho Cinco. Antonio Bryant had a huge season in 2008 catching 83 passes for over 1200 yards but regressed last season. Playing for the Tampa Bay Bucs last season was a large part of the regression, everyone was bad in TB last season.
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| Brady Quinn (QB, Notre Dame) Adrian Peterson (RB, Oklahoma) Troy Smith (QB, Ohio State) Michael Bush (RB, Louisville) Steve Slaton (RB, West Virginia) Brian Brohm (QB, Louisville) Chris Leak (QB, Florida) Mike Hart (RB, Michigan) Ted Ginn (WR, Ohio State) Darius Walker (RB, Notre Dame) Drew Tate (QB, Iowa) Marshawn Lynch (RB, Cal) Kenny Irons (RB, Auburn) Chad Henne (QB, Michigan) Kyle Wright (QB, Miami) Drew Stanton (QB, Michigan State) Kenneth Darby (RB, Alabama) JaMarcus Russell (QB, LSU) Drew Weatherford (QB, Florida State) Blake Mitchell (QB, South Carolina) Reggie Ball (QB, Georgia Tech) |
5-2 7-2 7-1 10-1 10-1 12-1 12-1 18-1 18-1 20-1 30-1 35-1 35-1 40-1 50-1 50-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 |
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