'I wanted the moment': Jeremy Roach gets redemption in Duke-North Carolina rivalry

He grabbed the ensuing defensive rebound off a miss from Pete Nance, was fouled and sent to the free throw line for a one-and-one. Freshman teammate Kyle Filipowski grabbed his arm on the way to the free-throw line.During the week, Duke coaches had pumped in fake crowd noise and blared horns when players took foul shots. Roach had struggled in the past with pivotal free throws. He had learned from failure.

It was the fitting end to a win that was built on mental toughness and defense reliability. UNC entered the game shooting far more free throws than any other ACC team. The Tar Heels only took three in the loss as Dereck Lively II protected the rim during a historic night. His eight blocks were the most by a Duke player in the series’ 259-game history.

UNC shot 34.3% from the field and continued its 3-point struggles. Armando Bacot and Leaky Black combined for 27 points, but Pete Nance, Caleb Love and Davis finished 11-of-41 from the floor. "Dereck Lively just changed the game,” Duke first-year coach Jon Scheyer said after the win. “His rim protection … I’m so proud."

Scheyer gushed about his team’s performance and glazed over his own accomplishment. No one had to remind him – a former national champion as a player at Duke – the importance of a win over UNC. He had joked earlier in the week that there was no point in reflecting on last year – the losses in Coach K’s final home game and the national semifinal – because “it would be like me and Jeremy having a conversation with each other.""I’ve gone through the most with him," Scheyer said.

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