No. 9 Duke stomps North Carolina in Coach K's last game in Chapel Hill

The Blue Devils jumped out early and never looked back; they went up 8-2 in the first 76 seconds of the game and led 15-5 at the first media timeout. They continued to keep their foot on the throttle, jumping out to a 31-10 advantage by the time the Tar Heels had crossed the double-digit threshold.

North Carolina battled back to cut the lead to just 11 at halftime, but Duke kept the Heels at an arm's length for the entire game. The Blue Devils won the second half by nine to make sure Coach K's final road game of the rivalry ended with an emphatic win.

Leading the way was freshman A.J. Griffin, who paced all scorers with 27 points. Per ESPN Stats & Info, it was the third-most points ever by a Blue Devil in his first game against North Carolina under Krzyzewski, trailing only R.J. Barrett (33) and Austin Rivers (29).

Star freshman Paolo Banchero finished with 13 points and led all players with 10 rebounds. Wendell Moore Jr. added 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

Brady Manek led North Carolina with 21 points and six rebounds. Armando Bacot logged 12 points and five rebounds as well.