North Carolina 79-71 Duke (8 Mar, 2009) Play-by-Play

Duke Blue Devils

25-6, 11-5 Conference

	1	2	T
DUKE	39	32	71
UNC	38	41	79

North Carolina Tar Heels

27-3, 13-3 Conference

TIME		DUKE	UNC
19:49	Foul on Mike Copeland	0	0
19:41	Kyle Singler made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Jon Scheyer.	2	0
19:17	Tyler Hansbrough missed Two Point Jumper.	2	0
19:17	North Carolina Offensive Rebound.	2	0
19:07	Ty Lawson missed Two Point Layup.	2	0
19:07	Jon Scheyer Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:49	Kyle Singler missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:49	Ty Lawson Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:41	Danny Green missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:41	Elliot Williams Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:20	Gerald Henderson missed Two Point Jumper.	2	0
18:18	Ty Lawson Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:11	Danny Green missed Two Point Layup.	2	0
18:11		2	0
18:11	Foul on Mike Copeland	2	0
18:02	Gerald Henderson Turnover.	2	0
18:01	Danny Green Steal.	2	0
17:41	Deon Thompson made Two Point Jumper.	2	2
17:19	Gerald Henderson Turnover.	2	2
17:18	Deon Thompson Steal.	2	2
17:09	Foul on Elliot Williams	2	2
17:09	Ty Lawson made Free Throw.	2	3
17:09	Ty Lawson made Free Throw.	2	4
16:43	Foul on Kyle Singler	2	4
16:42	Kyle Singler Turnover.	2	4
16:33	Danny Green made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Ty Lawson.	2	6
16:06	Elliot Williams missed Two Point Layup.	2	6
16:06	Tyler Hansbrough Block.	2	6
16:04	Elliot Williams Offensive Rebound.	2	6
16:01	Kyle Singler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elliot Williams.	5	6
15:51	Tyler Hansbrough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wayne Ellington.	5	9
15:30	Foul on Tyler Hansbrough	5	9
15:30	Official TV Timeout.	5	9
14:57	Gerald Henderson made Two Point Jumper.	7	9
14:42	Deon Thompson missed Two Point Layup.	7	9
14:41	Brian Zoubek Block.	7	9
14:40	North Carolina Offensive Rebound.	7	9
14:37	Foul on Brian Zoubek	7	9
14:37	Deon Thompson made Free Throw.	7	10
14:37	Deon Thompson missed Free Throw.	7	10
14:37	Ed Davis Offensive Rebound.	7	10
14:33	Danny Green missed Three Point Jumper.	7	10
14:33	Wayne Ellington Offensive Rebound.	7	10
14:30	Wayne Ellington made Two Point Tip Shot.	7	12
14:18	Gerald Henderson missed Three Point Jumper.	7	12
14:18	Kyle Singler Offensive Rebound.	7	12
14:15	Foul on Ed Davis	7	12
14:15	Kyle Singler made Free Throw.	8	12
14:15	Kyle Singler made Free Throw.	9	12
14:05	Wayne Ellington missed Two Point Jumper.	9	12
14:05	Brian Zoubek Defensive Rebound.	9	12
13:40	Kyle Singler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jon Scheyer.	12	12
13:29	Ty Lawson Turnover.	12	12
13:27	Brian Zoubek Steal.	12	12
13:24	Elliot Williams made Two Point Layup.	14	12
13:02	Ed Davis made Two Point Dunk Shot.	14	14
12:24	Elliot Williams Turnover.	14	14
12:12	Ed Davis made Two Point Jumper.	14	16
11:50	Kyle Singler missed Three Point Jumper.	14	16
11:50	Tyler Hansbrough Defensive Rebound.	14	16
11:31	Tyler Hansbrough made Two Point Jumper.	14	18
11:14	Jon Scheyer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Singler.	17	18
11:04	Wayne Ellington made Two Point Layup.	17	20
10:47	Greg Paulus missed Three Point Jumper.	17	20
10:47	Tyler Hansbrough Defensive Rebound.	17	20
10:38	Tyler Hansbrough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ty Lawson.	17	23
10:19	Kyle Singler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gerald Henderson.	20	23
10:01	Tyler Hansbrough missed Two Point Jumper.	20	23
10:01	Kyle Singler Defensive Rebound.	20	23
9:44	Foul on Wayne Ellington	20	23
9:44	Official TV Timeout.	20	23
9:27	Gerald Henderson missed Two Point Layup.	20	23
9:27	Gerald Henderson Offensive Rebound.	20	23
9:16	Kyle Singler made Two Point Layup.	22	23
8:42	Bobby Frasor made Three Point Jumper.	22	26
8:05	Gerald Henderson made Two Point Jumper.	24	26
7:44	Foul on Lance Thomas	24	26
7:44	Official TV Timeout.	24	26
7:44	Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw.	24	27
7:44	Tyler Hansbrough made Free Throw.	24	28
7:17	Foul on Larry Drew II	24	28
7:17	Jon Scheyer made Free Throw.	25	28
7:17	Jon Scheyer made Free Throw.	26	28
7:17	Jon Scheyer missed Free Throw.	26	28
7:17	Deon Thompson Defensive Rebound.	26	28
7:01	Bobby Frasor missed Two Point Jumper.	26	28
7:00	Kyle Singler Block.	26	28
6:59	Jon Scheyer Defensive Rebound.	26	28
6:49	Elliot Williams made Three Point Jumper.	29	28
6:30	Deon Thompson made Two Point Jumper.	29	30
6:10	Gerald Henderson made Two Point Jumper.	31	30
6:02	Larry Drew II Turnover.	31	30
5:49	Foul on Tyler Zeller	31	30
5:49	Gerald Henderson made Free Throw.	32	30
5:49	Gerald Henderson made Free Throw.	33	30
5:37	Tyler Hansbrough Turnover.	33	30
5:36	Greg Paulus Steal.	33	30
5:24	Greg Paulus missed Three Point Jumper.	33	30
5:24	Danny Green Defensive Rebound.	33	30
5:09	Foul on Brian Zoubek	33	30
4:58	Foul on Greg Paulus	33	30
4:48	Ty Lawson missed Two Point Jumper.	33	30
4:48	Danny Green Offensive Rebound.	33	30
4:42	Danny Green made Two Point Layup.	33	32
4:13	Jon Scheyer made Two Point Jumper.	35	32
4:04	Danny Green Turnover.	35	32
3:43	Gerald Henderson Turnover.	35	32
3:43	Danny Green Steal.	35	32
3:33	Foul on Jon Scheyer	35	32
3:33	Official TV Timeout.	35	32
3:33	Wayne Ellington missed Free Throw.	35	32
3:33		35	32
3:33	Wayne Ellington missed Free Throw.	35	32
3:33	Gerald Henderson Defensive Rebound.	35	32
3:21	Elliot Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	35	32
3:21	Ty Lawson Defensive Rebound.	35	32
3:12	Deon Thompson missed Two Point Jumper.	35	32
3:12		35	32
2:51	Kyle Singler missed Two Point Jumper.	35	32
2:51	Tyler Hansbrough Block.	35	32
2:51	Tyler Hansbrough Defensive Rebound.	35	32
2:32	Wayne Ellington missed Two Point Layup.	35	32
2:32	Deon Thompson Offensive Rebound.	35	32
2:30	Deon Thompson made Two Point Tip Shot.	35	34
1:56	Jon Scheyer made Two Point Jumper.	37	34
1:39	Deon Thompson made Two Point Layup. Assisted by Ty Lawson.	37	36
1:35	Duke Full Timeout.	37	36
1:08	Jon Scheyer made Two Point Layup.	39	36
0:52	Wayne Ellington made Two Point Jumper.	39	38
0:32	Lance Thomas Turnover.	39	38
0:07	Foul on Lance Thomas	39	38
0:07	Ty Lawson missed Free Throw.	39	38
0:07	Gerald Henderson Defensive Rebound.	39	38
0:03	Gerald Henderson missed Two Point Jumper.	39	38
0:03		39	38
0:00	End of the 1st Half.	39	38

Dean E. Smith Center

8:00 PM, 8 March 2009

Chapel Hill, NC

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Duke	2-0	-	10-2
SMU	2-0	-	10-2
Clemson	2-0	-	10-3
Pittsburgh	1-0	0.5	10-2
Stanford	1-0	0.5	9-3
NC State	1-0	0.5	8-4
North Carolina	1-0	0.5	7-5
Notre Dame	1-0	0.5	7-5
Wake Forest	1-1	1	9-4
Louisville	1-1	1	7-5
California	0-1	1.5	7-5
Virginia	0-1	1.5	7-5
Syracuse	0-1	1.5	5-6
Virginia Tech	0-1	1.5	5-7
Miami	0-1	1.5	4-8
Florida State	0-2	2	9-4
Boston College	0-2	2	7-5
Georgia Tech	0-2	2	5-7

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