CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) \u2014 Seth Trimble made a corner 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to lift No. 14 North Carolina past No. 4 Duke 71-68 in a stunning finish Saturday night, which included fans storming the court prematurely before having to clear out for the Blue Devils to get one desperate final play.<\/p>\n
Trimble\u2019s shot on the catch off a feed from Derek Dixon swished cleanly through the net with apparently no time left, sending the Tar Heels rushing onto the court to celebrate followed closely by the fans at a frantic, ear-ringing roar. But a review determined there was still 0.4 seconds left, prompting the Smith Center\u2019s public-address announcer to repeatedly tell fans to clear the court.<\/p>\n
Once they did, Duke had a final chance, but Isaiah Evans couldn\u2019t get a clean handle on the long inbound pass to near halfcourt to get off a tying shot to end it \u2014 prompting another court-storming that stuck this time.<\/p>\n
It capped a night in which UNC trailed by 13 in the second half and never led until Trimble\u2019s final shot.<\/p>\n
Caleb Wilson scored 23 points to lead the Tar Heels (19-4, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), while big man Henri Veesaar had all 13 of his points after halftime \u2014 including a tying 3-pointer with 1:40 left. Trimble had 16 points.<\/p>\n
Cameron Boozer had 24 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Blue Devils (21-2, 10-1), but missed a drive against Veesaar in the final 20 seconds of a tie game to set up Trimble\u2019s winner.<\/p>\n
Trimble\u2019s shot ended Duke\u2019s 10-game winning streak. It also gave the rivalry another memorable buzzer-beater on par with Austin Rivers\u2019 winning 3 here in 2012.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Duke: At Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
UNC: At Miami on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
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