North Carolina 76-72 Duke (Mar 5, 2016) Play-by-Play

North Carolina Tar Heels

25-6, 14-4 ACC

	1	2	T
UNC	40	36	76
DUKE	32	40	72

Duke Blue Devils

22-9, 11-7 ACC

Derryck Thornton missed Jumper.
Derryck Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
Brandon Ingram missed Jumper.
Grayson Allen made Jumper.
Luke Kennard missed Three Point Jumper.
Matt Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
Grayson Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
Grayson Allen missed Jumper.
Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Ingram.
Grayson Allen missed Jumper.
Luke Kennard missed Layup.
Marshall Plumlee made Layup.
Derryck Thornton missed Jumper.
Luke Kennard missed Jumper.
Grayson Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
Matt Jones made Jumper.
Grayson Allen missed Layup.
Grayson Allen made Jumper.
Luke Kennard made Three Point Jumper.
Grayson Allen made Layup.
Luke Kennard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Allen.
Luke Kennard missed Three Point Jumper.
Matt Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Allen.
Luke Kennard missed Three Point Jumper.
Derryck Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Allen.
Grayson Allen missed Jumper.
Grayson Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
Matt Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
Grayson Allen missed Jumper.
Luke Kennard made Layup.
Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marshall Plumlee.
Grayson Allen missed Jumper.
Brandon Ingram missed Jumper.
Luke Kennard missed Three Point Jumper.
Brandon Ingram missed Three Point Jumper.
Brandon Ingram made Jumper.
Matt Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
Brandon Ingram missed Three Point Jumper.
Matt Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
Luke Kennard missed Three Point Jumper.
Luke Kennard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Allen.
Grayson Allen missed Jumper.
Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper.
Brandon Ingram made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Luke Kennard.
Brandon Ingram missed Three Point Jumper.
Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper.
Grayson Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
Brandon Ingram made Layup.
Brandon Ingram missed Jumper.
Luke Kennard made Layup. Assisted by Grayson Allen.
Grayson Allen missed Jumper.
Grayson Allen missed Layup.
Brandon Ingram missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Brandon Ingram missed Three Point Jumper.
Grayson Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
Matt Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
Grayson Allen made Jumper. Assisted by Matt Jones.
Grayson Allen missed Layup.
Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper.
Grayson Allen missed Layup.
Brandon Ingram missed Jumper.
Grayson Allen made Dunk. Assisted by Luke Kennard.
Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper.
Luke Kennard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Jones.
Grayson Allen missed Layup.
Marshall Plumlee made Dunk.
Matt Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
Brice Johnson missed Layup.
Kennedy Meeks made Two Point Tip Shot.
Joel Berry II missed Three Point Jumper.
Kennedy Meeks made Dunk. Assisted by Brice Johnson.
Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
Kennedy Meeks missed Jumper.
Justin Jackson missed Jumper.
Justin Jackson missed Layup.
Joel Berry II missed Three Point Jumper.
Marcus Paige made Layup.
Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
Kennedy Meeks made Layup. Assisted by Nate Britt.
Kennedy Meeks made Layup. Assisted by Nate Britt.
Justin Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
Justin Jackson made Jumper.
Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
Kennedy Meeks missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Justin Jackson missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Jackson made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
Justin Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Joel Berry II missed Jumper.
Brice Johnson made Two Point Tip Shot.
Isaiah Hicks made Layup.
Isaiah Hicks made Layup. Assisted by Brice Johnson.
Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
Marcus Paige made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
Brice Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Jackson missed Jumper.
Brice Johnson made Dunk.
Justin Jackson missed Jumper.
Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
Theo Pinson made Two Point Tip Shot.
Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
Justin Jackson missed Jumper.
Kennedy Meeks missed Jumper.
Justin Jackson missed Jumper.
Isaiah Hicks missed Jumper.
Joel Berry II missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Isaiah Hicks missed Jumper.
Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
Isaiah Hicks missed Jumper.
Isaiah Hicks missed Jumper.
Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Theo Pinson.
Kennedy Meeks missed Layup.
Kennedy Meeks made Two Point Tip Shot.
Kennedy Meeks made Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
Justin Jackson missed Layup.
Theo Pinson made Two Point Tip Shot.
Marcus Paige made Layup. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
Justin Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Kennedy Meeks missed Layup.
Brice Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Paige.
Theo Pinson missed Three Point Jumper.
Joel Berry II missed Three Point Jumper.
Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.
Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
Brice Johnson missed Jumper.
Kennedy Meeks missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Brice Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
Joel Berry II missed Three Point Jumper.
Brice Johnson made Jumper.
Joel Berry II missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Joel Berry II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Britt.
Justin Jackson made Dunk. Assisted by Kennedy Meeks.
Joel Berry II made Layup.
Joel Berry II missed Three Point Jumper.
Brice Johnson missed Layup.
Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.

NORTH CAROLINA

DUKE

TIME		UNC	DUKE
20:00	Jump Ball won by Duke	0	0
19:46	Derryck Thornton missed Jumper.	0	0
19:46	Joel Berry II Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:26	Brice Johnson missed Layup.	0	0
19:26	Brandon Ingram Block.	0	0
19:26	Kennedy Meeks Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:18	Kennedy Meeks made Two Point Tip Shot.	2	0
19:01	Derryck Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
19:01	Brice Johnson Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:51	Foul on Derryck Thornton.	2	0
18:44	Joel Berry II missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:44	Brice Johnson Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:41	Foul on Brandon Ingram.	2	0
18:41	Brice Johnson made Free Throw.	3	0
18:41	Brice Johnson made Free Throw.	4	0
18:13	Brandon Ingram missed Jumper.	4	0
18:13	Kennedy Meeks Defensive Rebound.	4	0
18:03	Kennedy Meeks made Dunk. Assisted by Brice Johnson.	6	0
17:45	Grayson Allen made Jumper.	6	2
17:30	Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.	6	2
17:30	Marshall Plumlee Defensive Rebound.	6	2
17:16	Derryck Thornton Turnover.	6	2
17:16	Kennedy Meeks Steal.	6	2
17:12	Joel Berry II Turnover.	6	2
17:12	Matt Jones Steal.	6	2
17:06	Luke Kennard missed Three Point Jumper.	6	2
17:06	Brice Johnson Defensive Rebound.	6	2
16:46	Kennedy Meeks missed Jumper.	6	2
16:46	Brandon Ingram Defensive Rebound.	6	2
16:36	Matt Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	6	2
16:36	Marcus Paige Defensive Rebound.	6	2
16:19	Justin Jackson missed Jumper.	6	2
16:19	Brice Johnson Offensive Rebound.	6	2
16:12	Brice Johnson Turnover.	6	2
15:56	Grayson Allen missed Three Point Jumper.	6	2
15:56	Kennedy Meeks Defensive Rebound.	6	2
15:46	Foul on Grayson Allen.	6	2
15:46	Official TV Timeout	6	2
15:46	Brice Johnson made Free Throw.	7	2
15:46	Brice Johnson made Free Throw.	8	2
15:24	Grayson Allen missed Jumper.	8	2
15:24	Justin Jackson Defensive Rebound.	8	2
15:14	Justin Jackson missed Layup.	8	2
15:14	Brandon Ingram Block.	8	2
15:14	North Carolina Offensive Rebound.	8	2
15:13	Joel Berry II missed Three Point Jumper.	8	2
15:13	Grayson Allen Defensive Rebound.	8	2
14:59	Foul on Isaiah Hicks.	8	2
14:58	Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Ingram.	8	5
14:48	Marcus Paige made Layup.	10	5
14:40	Grayson Allen missed Jumper.	10	5
14:40	Brice Johnson Defensive Rebound.	10	5
14:23	Brice Johnson missed Jumper.	10	5
14:23	Luke Kennard Defensive Rebound.	10	5
14:14	Luke Kennard missed Layup.	10	5
14:14	Brice Johnson Block.	10	5
14:14	Marshall Plumlee Offensive Rebound.	10	5
14:12	Marshall Plumlee made Layup.	10	7
14:12	Foul on Isaiah Hicks.	10	7
14:12	Marshall Plumlee missed Free Throw.	10	7
14:12	Brice Johnson Defensive Rebound.	10	7
13:47	Kennedy Meeks Turnover.	10	7
13:47	Brandon Ingram Steal.	10	7
13:42	Derryck Thornton missed Jumper.	10	7
13:42	Marcus Paige Defensive Rebound.	10	7
13:30	Kennedy Meeks made Layup. Assisted by Nate Britt.	12	7
13:09	Luke Kennard missed Jumper.	12	7
13:09	Kennedy Meeks Defensive Rebound.	12	7
12:50	Kennedy Meeks made Layup. Assisted by Nate Britt.	14	7
12:31	Grayson Allen missed Three Point Jumper.	14	7
12:31	Kennedy Meeks Defensive Rebound.	14	7
12:27	Foul on Marshall Plumlee.	14	7
12:11	Justin Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Theo Pinson.	17	7
11:51	Matt Jones made Jumper.	17	9
11:22	Justin Jackson made Jumper.	19	9
11:22	Foul on Brandon Ingram.	19	9
11:22	Official TV Timeout	19	9
11:22	Justin Jackson made Free Throw.	20	9
11:10	Foul on Nate Britt.	20	9
11:08	Grayson Allen missed Layup.	20	9
11:08	Theo Pinson Defensive Rebound.	20	9
10:34	Justin Jackson Turnover.	20	9
10:11	Grayson Allen made Jumper.	20	11
9:56	Brice Johnson missed Jumper.	20	11
9:56	Kennedy Meeks Offensive Rebound.	20	11
9:56	Kennedy Meeks missed Two Point Tip Shot.	20	11
9:56	Justin Jackson Offensive Rebound.	20	11
9:53	Justin Jackson missed Two Point Tip Shot.	20	11
9:53	Justin Jackson Offensive Rebound.	20	11
9:49	Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.	20	11
9:49	Chase Jeter Defensive Rebound.	20	11
9:40	Grayson Allen Turnover.	20	11
9:40	Marcus Paige Steal.	20	11
9:35	Justin Jackson made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Paige.	22	11
9:22	Luke Kennard made Three Point Jumper.	22	14
9:07	Justin Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	22	14
9:07	Grayson Allen Defensive Rebound.	22	14
8:34	Grayson Allen made Layup.	22	16
8:27	Joel Berry II missed Jumper.	22	16
8:27	Brice Johnson Offensive Rebound.	22	16
8:27	Brice Johnson made Two Point Tip Shot.	24	16
8:04	Luke Kennard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Allen.	24	19
7:48	Kennedy Meeks Turnover.	24	19
7:48	Luke Kennard Steal.	24	19
7:38	Luke Kennard missed Three Point Jumper.	24	19
7:38	Kennedy Meeks Defensive Rebound.	24	19
7:16	Foul on Chase Jeter.	24	19
7:16	Official TV Timeout	24	19
7:16	Justin Jackson missed Free Throw.	24	19
7:16	North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.	24	19
7:16	Justin Jackson made Free Throw.	25	19
6:58	Matt Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Allen.	25	22
6:47	Isaiah Hicks made Layup.	27	22
6:25	Luke Kennard missed Three Point Jumper.	27	22
6:25	Joel Berry II Defensive Rebound.	27	22
6:16	Theo Pinson Turnover.	27	22
6:16	Matt Jones Steal.	27	22
6:10	Foul on Joel Berry II.	27	22
6:10	Luke Kennard made Free Throw.	27	23
6:10	Luke Kennard made Free Throw.	27	24
6:00	Isaiah Hicks made Layup. Assisted by Brice Johnson.	29	24
5:41	Derryck Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Allen.	29	27
5:18	Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.	29	27
5:18	Derryck Thornton Defensive Rebound.	29	27
4:58	Grayson Allen missed Jumper.	29	27
4:58	Joel Berry II Defensive Rebound.	29	27
4:53	Foul on Luke Kennard.	29	27
4:53	Joel Berry II made Free Throw.	30	27
4:53	Joel Berry II made Free Throw.	31	27
4:48	Grayson Allen missed Three Point Jumper.	31	27
4:48	Marcus Paige Defensive Rebound.	31	27
4:38	Isaiah Hicks Turnover.	31	27
4:38	Derryck Thornton Steal.	31	27
4:27	Foul on Nate Britt.	31	27
4:19	Matt Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	31	27
4:19	North Carolina Defensive Rebound.	31	27
3:57	Marcus Paige made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Theo Pinson.	34	27
3:29	Grayson Allen missed Jumper.	34	27
3:29	Brice Johnson Defensive Rebound.	34	27
3:08	Brice Johnson made Dunk. Assisted by Theo Pinson.	36	27
2:38	Chase Jeter Turnover.	36	27
2:38	Brice Johnson Steal.	36	27
2:18	Marcus Paige missed Three Point Jumper.	36	27
2:18	Duke Defensive Rebound.	36	27
2:14	Official TV Timeout	36	27
1:58	Luke Kennard made Layup.	36	29
1:46	Justin Jackson missed Jumper.	36	29
1:46	Brice Johnson Offensive Rebound.	36	29
1:46	Brice Johnson made Dunk.	38	29
1:27	Grayson Allen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marshall Plumlee.	38	32
1:16	Justin Jackson missed Jumper.	38	32
1:16	Marshall Plumlee Defensive Rebound.	38	32
1:01	Matt Jones Turnover.	38	32
0:34	Brice Johnson missed Jumper.	38	32
0:34	Theo Pinson Offensive Rebound.	38	32
0:34	Theo Pinson made Two Point Tip Shot.	40	32
0:25	Duke Timeout	40	32
0:03	Grayson Allen missed Jumper.	40	32
0:03	Theo Pinson Defensive Rebound.	40	32
0:00	End of 1st half	40	32

M. Plumlee made Dunk.

0:33

L. Kennard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by M. Jones.

0:38

G. Allen made Three Point Jumper.

0:46

Cameron Indoor Stadium

6:30 PM, March 5, 2016Coverage: ESPN

Durham, NC

Attendance: 9,314

Referees:
Tim Nestor
Roger Ayers
John Gaffney

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Duke	19-1	-	35-4
Clemson	18-2	1	27-7
Louisville	18-2	1	27-8
SMU	13-7	6	24-11
Wake Forest	13-7	6	21-11
North Carolina	13-7	6	23-14
Stanford	11-9	8	21-14
Georgia Tech	10-10	9	17-17
Florida State	8-12	11	17-15
Pittsburgh	8-12	11	17-15
Virginia	8-12	11	15-17
Notre Dame	8-12	11	15-18
Virginia Tech	8-12	11	13-19
Syracuse	7-13	12	14-19
California	6-14	13	14-19
NC State	5-15	14	12-19
Boston College	4-16	15	12-19
Miami	3-17	16	7-24

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