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PHOTO (UNC Athletics): Roy Williams masked up in a strange college basketball season. By TOM SHANAHAN Everyone knows by now Duke and North Carolina aren’t playing for an ACC title or No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They're still clinging to hopes for an NCAA bid. But it doesn’t seem to impact the intensity of the game. It didn’t matter the first time around, even though much was made of the teams meeting as unranked opponents for…
PHOTO (Duke Athletics): Freshman guard Jalen Johnson dunks on Clemson. By TOM SHANAHAN Duke placed five players in double figures, eight saw double-digit minutes and nine scored. Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski has been rotating lineups all year seeking consistency, but this time it was different. Plenty of guys saw the floor because the game was in hand the final 30 minutes. Duke toyed with Clemson, winning 79-53 Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium. It wasn’t Duke’s first romp,…
