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Highlights: Men's Basketball Beats UNC 73-68
With its star big man on the bench with foul trouble, Duke went small to beat its top rival -- and one of its smallest players came up big.
The run that propelled the second-ranked Blue Devils to a 73-68 victory over North Carolina on Wednesday night started when Mason Plumlee sat down and backup guard Tyler Thornton warmed up.