The Tar Heels shot 29 percent in the second half and 15-for-27 from the foul line for the game. That included a 5-for-12 effort in the last eight minutes as they desperately tried to rally from a double-digit deficit, getting as close as four points in the final minute.
The rest of the time, North Carolina looked lost.
No. 5 Duke 69, Virginia Tech 44: : Kyle Singler scored 19 points and sparked the decisive run that carried the host Blue Devils past the Hokies.
Duke (12-1, 1-0 ACC) held Virginia Tech (9-5, 0-1) to 13 points in the second half and outscored the Hokies 30-9 over the final 17 minutes.
No. 12 UCLA 83, Oregon 74: : Darren Collison scored 22 points and Josh Shipp added a season-high 17 as the Bruins (12-2, 2-0 Pacific-10) held off the host Ducks' second-half rally.
Tajuan Porter scored 24 points for Oregon (6-8, 0-2), including 15 in the second half as the Ducks pulled within three points after trailing by 11 at halftime.
California 81, No. 17 Arizona State 71:: Jerome Randle converted a four-point play with 2:13 remaining, matched his career high with 26 points and had a career-best 10 assists to lead the host Golden Bears (13-2, 2-0 Pac-10) to a victory over the Sun Devils (12-2, 1-1) for a seventh straight win.
No. 18 Louisville 74, Kentucky 71: : Much-maligned point guard Edgar Sosa hit a 25-footer with 2.8 seconds remaining to give the host Cardinals (9-3) a victory over the rival Wildcats (11-4).
Sosa finished with 18 points and Terrence Williams had 19 points and eight rebounds for Louisville, which escaped a major meltdown in the final seconds to beat Kentucky at Freedom Hall for the first time since 2002.
Jodie Meeks led the Wildcats with 28 points, and Patrick Patterson had 22 points and 15 rebounds.
No. 23 Michigan 74, Illinois 64: : Manny Harris had 16 points and four teammates also scored in double figures for the Wolverines (11-3, 1-1 Big Ten) in a victory over the visiting Illini (13-2, 1-1) that ended Illinois' seven-game winning streak.
Michigan rebounded from losing to Wisconsin by 12 points in its conference opener.
Portland State 92, Northern Arizona 91, 4OT:: Dominic Waters capped a career-high 41-point performance by hitting two free throws with 6.5 seconds left in the fourth overtime to give the visiting Vikings (12-4, 3-0 Big Sky) a win over the Lumberjacks (4-10, 1-2).
Portland State never led in regulation.
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