Duke vs. UNC: College basketball scores, live results
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We’re now only a month away from March. But before the madness arrives, we have plenty of worthwhile regular season college basketball action ahead.
Twenty-one of the AP Top 25 teams played Saturday in a loaded slate. Arkansas’ John Calipari returns to Kentucky as the visiting coach in an intriguing showdown to wrap up the night.
Follow the rest of tonight’s action below (scroll for live updates).
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Kentucky scorching out of the gate
The Wildcats have hit 7 of 10 shots overall and 4 of 4 from deep.
Wild and fast start as UK takes a quick 18-12 lead over Arkansas.
Kentucky fans boo Calipari
John Calipari is making his return to Rupp Arena as his Arkansas team is in town.
Naturally, fans let him hear it.
UConn in control vs. Marquette
Marquette can’t get anything to go so far, shooting under 30% from the field and already missing nine free throws.
Final: Texas Tech 82, Houston 81
Red Raiders pull off the road upset despite missing leading scorer JT Toppin for almost the entire game!
Texas Tech leads with 1.5 seconds to go!
Chance McMillian hit a pair of free throws to put the Red Raiders in front 82-81 and then Houston turns it over on the other end as J’Wan Roberts travels beneath the basket
Houston-TTU back and forth in OT
It’s remained tight throughout.
And with under a minute to go, we’re tied 80-80.
Final: Duke 87, UNC 70
No. 2 Duke blows out its rival to win its 15th straight and improve to 11-0 in ACC play.
Kon Knueppel leads Duke with 22 points. Cooper Flagg adds 21 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists.
UNC goes on a run, but likely too late
North Carolina actually cut the Duke lead to 79-63 after going on an 18-2 run.
But with under 3 minutes to play it doesn’t look like it’ll matter.
Overtime in Houston!
Houston’s J’Wan Roberts can’t connect on a highly contested layup in the final seconds of regulation.
We’re getting a fresh 5 minutes of action.
Tie game in Houston!
Texas Tech’s Darrion Williams knocks down a 3 to knot it at 72-72 with 26 seconds to play!
Houston-TTU down to the wire
Cougars leads 71-69 with 50 seconds left.
We’ve got a fun finish coming in Houston.
Duke isn’t slowing down
No other way to put it. It’s a complete dismantling from the Blue Devils.
It’s not often you see this rivalry so lopsided, but UNC never had a chance today.
Houston takes the lead
After trailing for most of the game, the No. 6 Cougars have seized momentum and taken a 64-60 lead with under 5 minutes to play.
Home crowd in Houston is going wild.
UNC not getting any closer
Duke continues to get what it wants, and the lead has ballooned to 60-34 at the first timeout of the 2nd half. Kon Knueppel up to 18 points to lead Duke
Duke-UNC 2nd half begins
Can North Carolina make a game of this?
Texas Tech 56, Houston 50
Kerwin Walton hit back-to-back triples to help Texas Tech maintain its lead.
Walton is leading TTU with 14 points.
Halftime: Duke 47, UNC 25
Cooper Flagg makes a tough jumper to beat the halftime buzzer, a fitting ending to a dominant first half for the Blue Devils.
Flagg leads all scorers with 13 so far.
Duke continues pulling away
The gap keeps growing as Cooper Flagg (11 points) and Tyrese Proctor (10) are leading the way for the Blue Devils.
UNC is shooting 29% from the field so far.
Duke 40, UNC 18
First flagrant of the game called on UNC
We’ve got our first flagrant foul of the evening in this rivalry clash.
It’s a flagrant 1 on North Carolina guard Elliot Cadeau.
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