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Duke blows out UNC in season finale
Loss is second worst ever to Devils
March 7, 2010
Mike Ehrlich
Duke's Brian Zoubek (55) and Kyle Singler (12) double-team North Carolina's Tyler Zeller. (MCT/Chuck Liddy)

DURHAM – In Duke vs. North Carolina, there is seldom a sure thing. But Saturday’s regular season finale was never in doubt.

Duke built a 20-point lead in just 11 minutes and a 30-point lead in 26. After four straight losses to UNC in their own building, the No. 4 Blue Devils took back Cameron Indoor Stadium. Emphatically.

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