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    • Breaking News, Duke

    NEW YORK — In the final minutes of the latest chapter of the storied North Carolina-Duke rivalry, Jayson Tatum stood at midcourt of the Barclays Center smiling and clapping his hands over his head.

    Why not take a bow in the Big Apple?

    The 6-foot-8 freshman forward continued his scintillating week here in Brooklyn with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists as No. 5-seeded Duke outscored No. 1 North Carolina by 17 points in the second half to win their semifinal matchup 93-83. The Blue Devils advanced to the ACC Tournament championship game on Saturday night against No. 3 Notre Dame, a 77-73 winner over No. 2 Florida State.

    In three games this week in front of a slew of NBA personnel and amid an electric atmosphere, Tatum went for 20 points, 9 boards and 4 assists against Clemson, 25, 6 and 2 against Louisville and now 24, 7 and 2 against the Heels.

    Breaking News, Duke, Florida State, North Carolina

    The ACC Tournament this week in Brooklyn will be loaded with NBA prospects and all 30 teams have bought tickets, an ACC spokesman told ZAGSBLOG.

    Per DraftExpress.com, the event features three projected Top 10 picks in N.C. State freshman point guard Dennis Smith Jr. at No. 4, Duke freshman small forward Jayson Tatum at No. 5 and Florida State freshman small forward Jonathan Isaac at No. 6.

    “The event is rich in talent,” Jonathan Givony, a Brooklyn native, told ZAGSBLOG.

    The Knicks, who own their first-round pick this season, dropped to 25-38 after Sunday’s loss to the Golden State Warriors and currently own the NBA’s sixth-worst record.

    As of Monday morning, DraftExpress.com had them taking the 6-foot-11, 19-year-old Isaac, who averaged 12.2 points and 7.2 rebounds while making the All-ACC Freshman Team along with Smith Jr. and Tatum.

    Breaking News, Duke, Miami

    By TIM REYNOLDS

    CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — For Miami, pregame was all about the seniors.

    The freshman was the story from there.

    Freshman Bruce Brown from Vermont Academy scored 25 points, and Miami held No. 10 Duke a staggering 32 points below its season average on the way to beating the ailing Blue Devils 55-50 on Saturday in the Hurricanes’ home regular-season finale.

    “Growing up, me and my dad used to watch Duke all the time,” Brown said. “I just wanted to come out and perform and help my team win.”

    That’s precisely what he did.

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