DURHAM, N.C. -- Vernon Carey Jr. had 25 points and 10 rebounds, while graduate reserve Justin Robinson offered a huge spark to help 12th-ranked Duke beat rival North Carolina 89-76 in Saturday's regular-season finale.
Robinson -- the son of retired NBA great David Robinson -- matched career highs with 13 points and six rebounds to go with a career-best four blocks for the Blue Devils (25-6, 15-5 Atlantic Coast Conference). They never trailed in this one but didn't put away the Tar Heels until the final six minutes.
Point guard Tre Jones added 21 points for Duke in the rematch of last month's overtime classic won by the Blue Devils after two buzzer-beating shots -- the first by Jones to force overtime, the second a winning putback by Wendell Moore Jr.