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ACC basketball rivalry games ignite the Triangle

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Raleigh Sports Examiner

The first round of college basketball’s Battle of the Blues is complete as the #10 Duke Blue Devils (20-4, 7-2) beat the #5 North Carolina Tar Heels (20-4, 7-2) at the buzzer as Austin River’s three-pointer completed an 85-84 thriller played at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Wednesday night.

The win by the Duke men’s team completes the sweep for the Blue Devils basketball programs over their cross-Triangle rivals.

Earlier in the week, the fifth-ranked Duke women (19-3, 10-0) handed the twenty-third ranked Tar Heels (17-6, 7-3) a 96-56 drubbing at Cameron Indoor Stadium in front of a home crowd of over 8500.

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The final round of the Battle of the Blues takes place on the final dates of the ACC schedule for all teams as the Blue Devils women travel to face UNC at Carmichael Arena on Feb. 26 while the Duke men host the Tar Heels at Cameron on Mar. 3.

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Duke Blue Devils guard Austin Rivers put up the final shot of the game as his three-pointer beat the North Carolina Tar Heels 85-84.
Duke Blue Devils guard Austin Rivers put up the final shot of the game as his three-pointer beat the North Carolina Tar Heels 85-84.
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Streeter Lecka, Getty Images

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Peter Koutroumpis is an alumnus of the University of Toronto and Bowling Green State University. Living in the Raleigh area, he has been involved and employed in organized sport and competition as a player, official, teacher, administrator, and volunteer. With more than 20 years of experience in...

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