North Carolina had lost three of its first four ACC games that were decided by four points or less.
The Tar Heels were able to pull out a close conference game on Thursday night. Four plays that led to UNC’s 82-78 win over Duke:
1) Theo Pinson’s block, save
Duke was in control of the game in the first half. The Blue Devils led 40-28 before a three-point play by UNC guard Joel Berry at 6:14 cut the margin to single digits.
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