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Tre Jones, Wendell Moore each hit buzzer-beaters to lead No. 7 Duke past North Carolina in OT

It took two buzzer-beaters, but No. 7 Duke left the Dean Smith Center victorious on Saturday afternoon.

The Blue Devils, thanks to a clutch buzzer-beating layup from Wendell Moore, beat North Carolina 98-96 in overtime in yet another wild rivalry matchup between the two storied basketball programs.

“We didn’t have our best game tonight, but we continued to fight until the clock hit zero,” Duke star Tre Jones said on ESPN. “It took that entire time for us to get the win tonight. The way were just able to fight, we were down double digits late in the game, didn’t show any weaknesses, everyone was still strong, continue to fight, coaches believed in us, we just got it done.