University of North Carolina Athletics
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Tar Heels Fall To Rival Blue Devils
March 6, 2010 | Men's Basketball
March 6, 2010
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -Kyle Singler scored 19 of his 25 points in the decisive first half and No. 4 Duke routed North Carolina 82-50 on Saturday night.
Jon Scheyer had 20 points in his final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium for the Blue Devils (26-5, 13-3), who earned their most lopsided home win over their fiercest rival.
They shot nearly 46 percent and made eight 3-pointers in beating North Carolina at home for the first time since 2005. Duke clinched a share of its 12th Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title and wrapped up the No. 1 seed in next week's league tournament.
Freshman John Henson matched a season high with 14 points for the Tar Heels (16-15, 5-11).
Nolan Smith scored 20 points and Brian Zoubek added 13 rebounds for the Blue Devils. They took command with an early 31-8 run, led by 30 in the first half and showed no mercy in polishing off their first sweep of North Carolina since 2004.
Scheyer, Singler and Smith knocked down 3s on three straight trips downcourt to start the overwhelming run that put the Blue Devils in command.
The Blue Devils went up by double figures to stay 6 1/2 minutes into the game, stretched the margin to 20 on Smith's three-point play midway through the half and made it a 30-point game on Smith's free throw in the final minute of the half.
