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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Lauren Rice and Georgia Schweitzer
scored 16 points apiece and Duke (No. 9 ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, No. 11 AP) won its first Atlantic Coast Conference championship by surviving a late North Carolina rally for a 79-76 victory Monday night.
Five players scored in double figures to help Duke (26-5) defeat
North Carolina for the first time in five tries in the ACC
tournament.
The Blue Devils needed the balance and production on a night
when North Carolina (18-12) rallied from nine points down in the
final seven minutes, only to come up short in its bid for its sixth
ACC crown.
The Tar Heels' Nikki Teasley had 31 points, including 7-for-11
showing from three-point range. But she also figured prominently in
several players that hurt North Carolina, including a five-point
play in the first half that put Duke ahead for most of the game.
Teasley's final 3-pointer a 23-footer from the left wing, made
it 72-71 with 1:52 left, North Carolina's first lead since 2-0.
Schweitzer's layup with 71 seconds put Duke back on top and
after a missed 3-pointer by Teasley sailed out of bounds, Missy
West sank a foul shot that made Duke's lead 74-72 at the 39-second
mark.
After Teasley missed another 3-pointer, the Tar Heels were
called for a loose ball foul in the scramble for the rebound. Duke
sealed it by making three of four free throws in the closing
seconds and getting a fast-break layup from Michele Matyasovsky.
West added 14 points for Duke, Krista Gingrich had 11 and Sheana
Mosch 10.
North Carolina also got 15 points from Juana Brown, 14 from
Jackie Higgins and 12 from LaQuanda Barksdale.
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