CHAPEL HILL - Needless to say, North Carolina's players were excited following their 82-78 victory over Duke on Thursday night at the Smith Center.

UNC used a 23-4 run that spanned both halves to take control, they won the battle on the backboards 44-38, turned over the ball just 2 times, got six 3-pointers from Kenny Williams and an 18-point, 13-rebound effort from Cam Johnson in the win

UNC improved to 18-7 overall and 7-5 in the ACC, Duke dropped to 19-5 and 7-4.