Duke's Austin Rivers Beats Buzzer, Tar Heels

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Chapel Hill, NC (Sports Network) - Duke trailed the entire second half until Austin Rivers hit a three-pointer from the right wing as time expired, lifting the 10th-ranked Blue Devils over No. 5 North Carolina, 85-84.

SLIDESHOW: Photos from the game

Rivers finished with a career-high 29 points, while Seth Curry and Ryan Kelly each had 15 for Duke (20-4, 7-2 ACC), which rebounded from a 78-74 overtime loss to Miami-Florida on Sunday.

Harrison Barnes paced the Tar Heels (20-4, 7-2) with 25 points and Tyler Zeller contributed 23 with 11 rebounds as North Carolina had its 31-game home win streak snapped.

 

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