North Carolina Moves Closer To Acc Title

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Second-ranked North Carolina extended its NCAA record 20-win seasons to 25 straight Thursday night, getting 24 points from Donald Williams in a 66-39 victory over Clemson at Chapel Hill, N.C.

The Tar Heels (10-2 ACC, 20-2) improved their record against the Tigers in Chapel Hill to 41-0 and moved one game in front of No. 7 Maryland and No. 16 Virginia in the league standings with four ACC games remaining.

Clemson (13-8, 3-8) decided to attack the taller Tar Heels from the outside, but managed to hit only 2 of 12 3-pointers in the first 20 minutes.

(5) UMass 73, Duquesne 56

At Amherst, Mass., Lou Roe scored 20 points and Marcus Camby surprisingly returned to action to add 11 as the Minutemen (10-2 Atlantic 10, 19-3) easily defeated the Dukes (5-9, 8-14).

Camby, who hadn’t played since Feb. 1, when he strained his left hamstring, was expected to miss three weeks. The 6-foot-11 sophomore, however, entered the game after 4 minutes to thunderous applause.