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Tar Heels Fans Flood Streets After UNC Beats Duke Despite COVID-19 Protocols

Hundreds on Tar Heel fans ignored COVID-19 social distancing rules and took to the streets of North Carolina after unranked UNC defeated unranked Duke 91–87 in the latest iteration of the classic rivalry.

Some of those in the crowd were masked while some were not and North Carolina chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz addressed the crown in a tweet where he said there would be consequences.

"I know many Tar Heels enjoy rushing Franklin Street to celebrate a big win, but we are in the middle of a global pandemic, and COVID doesn't take a break for the Duke game," Guskiewicz said in the Tweet.