{"id":592286,"date":"2026-02-09T10:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/592286\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T10:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:38:11","slug":"seth-trimble-hits-late-3-to-lift-no-14-unc-past-no-4-duke-71-68-in-stunning-rivalry-finish-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/592286\/","title":{"rendered":"Seth Trimble hits late 3 to lift No. 14 UNC past No. 4 Duke 71-68 in stunning rivalry finish"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — – Seth Trimble<\/a> made a corner 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to lift No. 14 North Carolina past No. 4 Duke 71-68 in a stunning finish Saturday night, which included fans storming the court prematurely before having to clear out for the Blue Devils to get one desperate final play.<\/p>\n

Trimble’s shot on the catch off a feed from Derek Dixon<\/a> swished cleanly through the net with apparently no time left, sending the Tar Heels rushing onto the court to celebrate followed closely by the fans at a frantic, ear-ringing roar. But a review determined there was still 0.4 seconds left, prompting the Smith Center’s public-address announcer to repeatedly tell fans to clear the court.<\/p>\n

Once they did, Duke had a final chance, but Isaiah Evans<\/a> couldn’t get a clean handle on the long inbound pass to near halfcourt to get off a tying shot to end it – prompting another court-storming that stuck this time.<\/p>\n

It capped a night in which UNC trailed by 13 in the second half and never led until Trimble’s final shot.<\/p>\n

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