
TV News: Duke-UNC highest-rated game of championship week
The Duke-UNC game in prime time on Friday night at the 2019 ACC Tournament produced for ESPN a 3.0 overnight rating, making it the highest rated Champ Week game on ESPN.

The Duke-UNC game in prime time on Friday night at the 2019 ACC Tournament produced for ESPN a 3.0 overnight rating, making it the highest rated Champ Week game on ESPN.

Zion Williamson scored the go-ahead bucket with 30.3 seconds left, tipping in his own miss on a short jumper, and Coby White missed in the final seconds in a thrilling finish that saw Duke defeat North Carolina 74-73 in the ACC Tournament semifinals Friday night.

The Virginia Cavaliers, with 13-and-a-half minutes left, took a 45-44 lead on a Kihei Clark jumper. It looked like the Cavaliers, after falling behind by as much as 10, had stemmed the tide.

Hey, UVA basketball fans, you’re bummed. I get it. I am, too. So, like a good coach, who yells at you when you just won, to keep you sharp, and boosts you, when you just got beat bad, to help you rebuild, here’s some soothsaying.

Ty Jerome talks after UVA’s 69-59 loss to FSU in the 2019 ACC Tournament semifinals.

De’Andre Hunter talks after UVA’s 69-59 loss to FSU in the 2019 ACC Tournament semifinals.

Kyle Guy talks after UVA’s 69-59 loss to FSU in the 2019 ACC Tournament semifinals.

UVA coach Tony Bennett and players Kyle Guy and Ty Jerome talk with reporters on the loss to FSU in the 2019 ACC Tournament.

Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton and players David Nichols and Phil Cofer talk with reporters on the win over UVA in the 2019 ACC Tournament.

Florida State led most of the way, and used a late 13-1 run to pull away in a 69-59 upset of top seed Virginia Friday night in the ACC Tournament semifinals.
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