Freshman Kon Knueppel scored 17 points to help No. 2 Duke beat rival North Carolina 82-69 on Saturday night and clinch the outright Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title.

Cooper Flagg ran into early foul trouble, but Duke took down UNC to win the ACC regular-season title outright and position itself to be voted No. 1 in the newest AP poll.

Cooper Flagg added 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists despite first-half foul trouble for the Blue Devils.

The UNC basketball team brought its best effort tonight against archrival Duke, but fell cold in the second half. We deliver you our five takeaways.

And while they fell behind early, the Tar Heels managed to hold a lead in the second half. Then a Duke surge happened as the Blue Devils swept the regular season series with an 82-69 win, leaving UNC's tournament chances all but down the drain.

UNC's loss to Duke Saturday means a fresh start for the ACC Tournament. Hear what Hubert Davis, Ian Jackson and Drake Powell had to say.

No. 11 Duke hasn't won an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship in a dozen years, and No. 7 North Carolina State is standing in the way. The longtime rivals will