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Cormac Ryan's career night fuels North Carolina's 84-79 win over Duke
Cormac Ryan had career-high 31 points for North Carolina. The Tar Heels beat the Duke Blue Devils, 84-79.
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Cormac Ryan had career-high 31 points for North Carolina. The Tar Heels beat the Duke Blue Devils, 84-79.
DUKE IS STILL A REALLY, REALLY GOOD TEAM. I THANK YOU, CARLY. LET'S GO. NOW. ALL WE SEE CASEY HANSEN PAT WELTER OUT THERE. GUYS. THIS WAS A TOUGH, TOUGH GAME ALL THE WAY AROUND. >> YEAH, WELL, JULIAN, IT ALWAYS IS RIGHT DAY TO CAROLINA DOESN'T EVER DISAPPOINT. BUT BETWEEN THESE 2 GAMES IS A CREDIBLE TAR HEELS LED ALL BUT JUST 16 SECONDS BETWEEN BOTH OF THESE 2 IN BOTH MEETINGS TONIGHT, THOUGH, THE DIFFERENCE FOR DUKE IS JUST THE LACK OF CONNECTIVITY ON OFFENSE. JUST LET IT GET AWAY FROM JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH AT NIGHT TO REMEMBER LAST TIME THEY PLAN TO SHOP. WILL JOHN SHIRE CALLED OUT TO FOR THEIR LACK OF COMPETITIVENESS IN THAT GAME? I DON'T THINK. >> THAT WAS THE PROBLEM HERE TONIGHT FOR UNC. DEFINITELY THROUGH THE PARK FIRST PUNCH. THEY GOT OUT HOT AND THEY DID NOT LOOK BACK. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE HIGHLIGHTS HERE FROM CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM COACH K WAS IN THE HOUSE. I HAD A LITTLE BIT PLAYING HURT A LITTLE BIT OF A CAST ON HIS FOOT THERE. BUT UNC GOT OUT HOT FOR MATT RYAN FROM THE START. HE SCORED 28 POINTS HERE WHEN HE PLAYED FOR NOTRE DAME. HOW ABOUT A CAREER HIGH? >> 31 AND THIS ONE A GAME WAS ABOUT WITHIN 10 FOR MOST OF IT. BUT TO START THE 2ND HALF KYLE THROUGH A HOUSE KEY PUT TO CONNER ONE KC WITH THEN UNC TURN IT ON THE REST. THE WAIT. >> FOR MATT RYAN, 6, 3 POINTERS. THIS ONE IS THE DAGGER HAVING A DUKE FLOOR SLEPT THERE TO IN THIS ONE IS CAROLINA GOES ON TO WIN. IF THEY ALSO WIN THE ACC REGULAR SEASON TITLE OUTRIGHT. 84 79, THE FINAL. >> BUT WE WERE LOCKED IN. WE'VE GOT OFF TO A REALLY GOOD START UP THAT WE WERE TIED IN DEFENSIVELY. I THOUGHT. OBVIOUSLY WE'RE MAKING SHOTS, BUT I REALLY LIKED OUR PIECE IS REALLY THE STORY. THE WHOLE GAME FOR ME. YOU KNOW, THEY CAME OUT AND GOT A 15 POINT LEAD. >> WE ALL SCORE THE REST THE GAME. YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF TO WON THE START OF THE 2ND HALF IN. I THOUGHT JUST FOR US, WE DIDN'T TAKE. WE TOOK SOME TOUGH SHOTS IN THE TOUGH SHOTS LED TO THEIR RUN ELSE IN TRANSITION. >> YEAH, UNC JUST KNOWN FOR THEIR DEFENSE ALL SEASON. CASEY, FOR THEM, IT'S BEEN ABOUT DEFENSE, REBOUNDING ENERGY AND EFFORT. THEY CERTAINLY BROUGHT IN THIS ONE TONIGHT. >> TALK ABOUT EFFORT, JOHN SCHOYER AFTER THIS GAME WALKS OVER TO THE STUDENT SECTION. HE TOLD THEM I'M SORRY, WE'RE GOING TO GET THINGS TURNED AROUND. WE'LL GET BACK TO IT MONDAY AS THEY GET READY FOR NOW. THE ACC TOURNAMENT COMING UP IN DC LATER THIS WEEK.