Final
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Duke routs UNC in ACC title game
Mar 10, 2013 - 9:51 PM Greensboro, NC (Sports Network) - Alexis Jones netted a career-high 24 points and No. 6 Duke claimed its eighth Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title with a 92-73 rout of No. 15 North Carolina in the championship game.Elizabeth Williams also had 24 points and Haley Peters added 17 for the top- seeded Blue Devils (30-2), who led by as many as 26 in capturing their third tourney crown in the last four seasons.
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt tallied 25 points to lead third-seeded UNC (28-6), which was denied its 10th ACC Tournament title.
The Blue Devils erased an early six-point deficit with an elongated 29-6 first-half run. Williams had nine points during the surge and capped it with a jumper late in the opening half for a 39-22 margin. Duke headed into the break up 39-24.
Duke never led by less than 15 points over the final 20 minutes and has now won seven straight in the series.
- NORTH CAROLINA: 73
DUKE: 92
Final
Mar 10 4:10 PM - NORTH CAROLINA: 24
DUKE: 39
Halftime
Mar 10 2:51 PM - NORTH CAROLINA: 0
DUKE: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Mar 10 2:10 PM - 42
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