No. 7 North Carolina walked into Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday and walked out with their first outright ACC title since 2017.
The Tar Heels beat No. 9 Duke 84-79, clinching the top spot in the conference and a series sweep of their rival. It is the ninth straight time UNC has defeated Duke in the season finale with an ACC title on the line, a streak going back to 2001.
A Duke win would have resulted in split ACC title, with the No. 1 seed in the ACC tournament determined by a tiebreaker hinging on the NC State-Pitt game later Saturday.