The Duke and North Carolina women ended the 2021-’22 regular season Sunday in Carmichael Auditorium heading in opposite directions. The Tar Heels came in having won six of their last seven, while the slumping Blue Devils had lost four of five.
So the trend lines were there.
But no one expected 74-46, an old-fashioned beat-down as decisive as it was dispiriting for the Blue Devil faithful
Duke was outplayed in every single area of the game and looked like a team going through the motions.
Duke coach Kara Lawson said Duke’s major flaw was a lack of discipline.