Duke downs UNC in championship Jerry Ratcliffe Mar 13, 2011 Mar 13, 2011 Updated Aug 5, 2020 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Sunday’s ACC Tournament championship couldn’t have been set up any better for Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. kAm%96 G6E6C2? q=F6 s6G:=D’ 4@249 =@G6D H:??:?8 E@FC?2>6?ED[ A2CE:4F=2C=J E9:D @?6 2?5 ?@H 92D `_ @7 E96 =2DE `b @7 :ED 492>A:@?D9:A EC@A9:6D :? 9:D 9:A A@4<6E[ 72C 2?5 2H2J E96 >@DE 5@>:?2?E DEC6E49 :? prr 9:DE@CJ]k^Am kAmu@C sF<6[ E9:D @?6 H2D A6CD@?2= 2?5 E96 s6G:=D 925 E96 A6C764E 7@:= :? }@CE9 r2C@=:?2] (9:=6 :E H2D E96 7:CDE >66E:?8 @7 E96 EH@ 7@C E96 prr 492>A:@?D9:A :? 2 564256[ E96 6>36CD ?6G6C 4@@= :? E9:D 3:EE6C ?6:893@C9@@5 C:G2=CJ]k^Am kAm{2DE H66<6?5[ :E H2D A6CD@?2= 7@C r2C@=:?2] %96 %2C w66=D 925 =@DE E9C66 DEC2:89E E:>6D E@ sF<6[ 3=@H:?8 2 9F86 92=7E:>6 =625 :? 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