Duke's Haley Peters (33) drives against North Carolina's Brittany Rountree (11). (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
GREENSBORO, N.C. -
Freshman Alexis Jones scored a career-high 24 points and No. 6 Duke claimed its eighth Atlantic Coast Conference tournament title by routing No. 15 North Carolina 92-73 on Sunday in the championship game.
Elizabeth Williams also had 24 points and Haley Peters scored 17 for the top-seeded Blue Devils (30-2).
Duke led by as many as 26, shot nearly 57% and outrebounded North Carolina by six to cruise to its third title in four years.
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt had 25 points to lead the third-seeded Tar Heels (28-6).
UNC missed 25 of 28 shots as the deficit swelled to the 20s, was denied its 10th crown and lost its seventh straight in the series.
Williams reached double figures for the 19th straight time against an ACC opponent and set a league record by blocking a shot in her 65th straight game.
Tuesday, May 14 2013 8:06 PM EDT2013-05-15 00:06:01 GMT
For the first time since his life-threatening accident in July, Blair Holliday will return to classes at Duke this week. Holliday, a wide receiver on Duke's football team before suffering a traumatic
Blair Holliday suffered a traumatic brain injury in a personal watercraft accident on July 4.
Tuesday, April 30 2013 8:06 AM EDT2013-04-30 12:06:27 GMT
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Former Duke All-America Jon Scheyer will return to the Blue Devils as a special assistant for the 2013-14 season, head coach Mike Krzyzewski announced Monday. "Jon Scheyer is one of the amazing champions
Jon Scheyer will join the Duke basketball staff as a special assistant, replacing Nate James, who is now an assistant coach.
Sunday, May 19 2013 11:33 AM EDT2013-05-19 15:33:38 GMT
The Atlantic Coast Conference on Sunday announced the bracket for the 2013 ACC Baseball Championship at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park May 22-26, with top-seeded North Carolina and No. 4 seed N.C. State scheduled
The ACC Baseball Tournament begins this week in Durham, with UNC and N.C. State facing each other Saturday night.
Tuesday, May 14 2013 2:38 PM EDT2013-05-14 18:38:47 GMT
The top high school basketball prospect in the country will announce his decision Tuesday at 12:15 p.m., with the University of North Carolina among his final choices. Andrew Wiggins of Huntington, W.Va.,
Andrew Wiggins will announce his college decision Tuesday, and UNC is among the finalists.
Thursday, April 25 2013 9:45 PM EDT2013-04-26 01:45:45 GMT
The Arizona Cardinals bolstered their shaky offensive line by selecting North Carolina guard Jonathan Cooper with the seventh overall pick of the NFL draft.
The Arizona Cardinals bolstered their shaky offensive line by selecting North Carolina guard Jonathan Cooper with the seventh overall pick of the NFL draft.
Duke's Haley Peters (33) drives against North Carolina's Brittany Rountree (11). (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
