No. 2 Duke claimed the outright ACC title and the No. 1 seed in next week's ACC Tournament with an 82-69 victory over rival North Carolina on Saturday. The win completed a season sweep of the Tar Heels for the Blue Devils,

The 82-69 win was impressive, despite it being against an unranked team. Rivalry games can always go either way, especially this one. However, earning this victory was a very important way to end the regular season and continue to prove the Blue Devils are the top team in the country.

Duke played down a man — or two — for most of February and the first two games of March. For the final regular-season game at UNC, the Blue Devils had all players available.