Just a couple weeks ago, fans stormed the court in Chapel Hill as North Carolina pulled off a furious comeback to beat Duke by eight. Saturday night in Durham, the Blue Devils got their revenge, nearly leading wire-to-wire en route to a 93-81 win.
College basketball scores: Duke wins rematch in Durham, Doug McDermott tops 3,000 points
Duke snapped North Carolina’s 12-game winning streak, Oregon upset Arizona and McDermott went off for a career-high 45 points.
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Jabari Parker scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in what was likely his final game at Cameron Indoor. The freshman will probably head to the NBA at the end of the season and Saturday night was a great example why. He went 10-of-17 from the floor while teammate Rodney Hood finished with 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting.
No. 4 Duke won the game despite letting North Carolina shoot nearly 60 percent from the field. The 14th-ranked Tar Heels trailed by as many as 19, but came back in the closing minutes thanks to a brief flurry of threes from Marcus Paige, including this four-point play.
That brought North Carolina within eight, but the Tar Heels would get no closer. Duke made 9-of-10 free throws in the final two minutes to earn the season split with its in-state rival.
No. 13 Creighton 88 Providence 73
Creighton won on Senior Night, but the real story was, as usual, Doug McDermott. Playing in his final home game, the likely national Player of the Year scored a career-high 45 points and became just the eighth player in college basketball history to score 3,000 in his career.
With the loss, Providence's at-large chances took a serious hit. The Friars may have to win a few games in the Big East Tournament to solidify a spot in the 68-team field.
Illinois 66 No. 24 Iowa 63
Jon Ekey hit a three with 0.3 seconds to go to give Illinois the upset win on the road. With the game tied at 63 and the Illini with the ball, Tracy Abrams found Ekey on the left side, who caught, shot and shocked the Hawkeyes.
Iowa now limps into the Big Ten Tournament having lost five out of its last six games.
Rayvonte Rice scored 15 for Illinois to lead all scorers. Aaron White finished with 12 points and eight rebounds for the Hawkeyes, who were out-rebounded 34 to 29.
No. 12 Michigan 84 Indiana 80
The Wolverines narrowly avoided what would have been an ugly loss, out-scoring Indiana by 10 in the second half to eke out a win against the Hoosiers. Michigan has now won five in a row, while Indiana dropped its last two games, virtually eliminating hope of an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Michigan used an 8-0 run early in the second half to take the lead, then went ahead again on two Nik Stauskas free throws with slightly more than 15 minutes remaining. The Hoosiers never regained the lead. But despite not trailing for the final 15 minutes, the Wolverines could not distance themselves from the Hoosiers. Stanford Robinson kept Indiana close and even hit a jumper to tie the game with 90 seconds to go.
But Glenn Robinson responded with a quick three and Michigan put the game away at the line in the final minute. Stauskas scored 21 and Robinson finished with 20 to lead the Wolverines. Will Sheehy netted 17 for Indiana.
Conference Tournaments
America East Conference
No. 1 Vermont 77 No. 8 New Hampshire 60
No. 2 Stony Brook 80 No. 7 Maine 54
No. 3 Hartford 69 No. 6 Binghamton 42
No. 4 Albany 86 No. 5 UMBC 56
Big South Conference
No. 4 Winthrop 80 No. 2 UNC Asheville 79
No. 1 Coastal Carolina 66 No. 2 VMI 62
Colonial Athletic Association
No. 1 Delaware 87 No. 8 Hofstra 76
No. 5 Northeastern 90 No. 4 Drexel 81
No. 2 Towson 80 No. 7 James Madison 71
No. 3 William & Mary 70 No. 6 Charleston 59
Horizon League
No. 5 Milwaukee 73 No. 1 Green Bay 66
No. 3 Wright State 68 No. 2 Cleveland State 63
See how Milwaukee and Wright State reached the title game here.
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
No. 1 Iona 94 No. 8 Rider 71
No. 4 Canisius 71 No. 5 Canisius 65
No. 2 Manhattan 72 No. 7 Saint Peter’s 58
No. 3 Quinnipiac 89 No. 11 Niagara 80
Missouri Valley Conference
No. 1 Wichita State 67 No. 4 Missouri State 42
No. 2 Indiana State 62 No. 6 Southern Illinois 59
See how Wichita State and Indiana State reached the title game here.
Northeast Conference
No. 1 Robert Morris 60 No. 6 St. Francis (Pa.) 57
No. 4 Mount St. Mary’s 77 No. 2 Wagner 72
See how Robert Morris and Mount St. Mary’s reached the title game here.
Ohio Valley Conference
No. 3 Eastern Kentucky 79 No. 1 Belmont 73
See Eastern Kentucky’s road to the Ohio Valley championship here.
Patriot League
No. 1 Boston University 91 No. 5 Army 70
No. 2 American 57 No. 3 Holy Cross 46
See how Boston University and American reached the title game here.
Southern Conference
No. 1 Davidson 77 No. 8 Samford 54
No. 5 Western Carolina 66 No. 4 Elon 64
No. 7 Georgia Southern 62 No. 2 Chattanooga 55
No. 3 Wofford 68 No. 11 The Citadel 51
Summit League
No. 2 IPFW 85 No. 7 IUPUI 47
West Coast Conference
No. 1 Gonzaga 77 No. 9 Santa Clara 75
No. 3 San Francisco 69 No. 6 San Diego 60
No. 2 BYU 85 No. 10 Loyola Marymount 74
No. 4 Saint Mary’s 80 No. 5 Pepperdine 69
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