GoHeels Exclusive: Winning Inside

DURHAM — A minute into his postgame press conference Wednesday night, Roy Williams, unprompted but aware, addressed the question that'd surely been on reporters' minds since the game's first possession.

That's when Duke freshman Zion Williamson's left foot burst through the sole of his shoe, turning Cameron Indoor Stadium silent. He limped off the floor under his own power. But the likely No. 1 pick in June's NBA draft never returned in North Carolina's 88-72 rivalry win.

"Everybody be honest," Williams said. "When the big fella goes out of the game, it changes a lot of stuff for them. Zion Williamson, I've never seen anything like him. That was a huge blow for them and having that happen…