VOLUME 115, ISSUE 148 JUST NOT ENOUGH WITHOUT LAWSON, HEELS CAN'T OVERCOME DEVILS BY JESSE BAUMGARTNER SENIOR WRITER TV Lawson came out of the tunnel during warm ups to a standing ovation sporting a small, black brace around his uncooperative left ankle. Noticeably limping onto the floor as his teammates were warm ing up, Lawson made his way to the top of the key and unleashed a 3-pointer. Clank. That short sequence turned into an accurate por trayal of No. 3 North Carolina's showdown with No. 2 Duke Lawson was unable to play a single min ute in the game, while his teammates couldn't find any success from the perimeter, resulting in a Blue Devil 89-78 victory Wednesday night at the Smith Center. The Tar Heels went 3 for 17 beyond the arc com pared to 13 of 29 for the Blue Devils —and sharp shooter Wayne Ellington struggled with a 3-for-14 night that included misses on all of his six 3-point shots. “We took some bad shots,” for ward Danny Green said. “Our shooters didn’t hit any. We had some open looks, and a lot of them weren't bad shots; they just didn't fall for us. We ONLINE For video and more photos of the game go to dailytarheel. com. couldn’t get that one to get us into a rhythm." A Jon Schever 3-pointer with about 10 minutes to go in the first half gave Duke a 21-18 lead, and the Blue Devils (20-1, 8-0 ACC) would never trail again, despite several Tar Heel runs. Much of that success came from Duke's offensive efficiency and ability to force UNC turnovers sev eral from senior point guard Quentin Thomas, who started only the second game of his career after it was decided that Lawson was unable to go. Thomas ended up with 10 points, seven assists and three rebounds in 35 minutes of play. Despite several fine sequences where Thomas was able to get into the lane for layups and create shots for teammates, he also committed six of UNC's 20 turnovers at the hands of Duke's relentless ball-pres sure defense. “1 definitely didn't do well at all," Thomas said. “I'm extremely upset with myself I need to get better as a floor leader, and I didn’t do that today." But while Thomas took the blame himself, junior leader Marcus Ginyard said he hoped the team wouldn’t use Lawson's absence as an excuse. “This loss to me had nothing to do with TVwon being there or not," he said Forward TVler Hansbrough tried to will his team into the game at several points by attacking the much smaller Blue Devils in the paint. He finished with a man-sized stat line of 28 points and 18 rebounds despite uncharacteristically missing five of nine free SEE DEFEAT, PAGE 5 Duke s deep barrage buries UNC BY DAVID ELY SPORTS EDITOR I\vo teams, two different styles. North Carolina hadn't seen an offense like Duke's all season. The Blue Devils hadn’t played a team with as much interior size and depth as UNC. With both teams trying to neutralize the other’s advantage, the lack of firsthand experience against a wide-open offense was the Tar Heels' downfall Wednesday. “They got any shot they wanted," North Carolina coach Roy Williams said. “I don't know very many times tonight that our defense dictated what shot they got." Faced against a four-guard Duke lineup for the majority of the evening, UNC struggled to find the right solution for the Blue Devils' revamped style. Right from the get-go, junior point guard Greg Paulus buried an open 3-pointer, establishing Duke's presence beyond the arc. More of the same would ensue as the Blue Devils streaked to a 27-20 lead fueled mainly by 3-pointers. STUDENT ELECTIONS 2008 | page 3, 4 The three student body president candidates have ideas about how to resolve dining and performance space on campus (pg. 4); profile of candidate Logan Liles (pg. 3). DUKE: STILL THE BEST The Daily Tar Heel staff apologizes for this erroneous statement and for the fugly shade of blue on our front page. We lost a bet. Qlp Dtititj Star Jirrl lUtt ** ■ V I* *V J : - r *V* m ; iiu^i J| s. 'A ; ® - SllSllSi! illl 7 ■ ,:v ' ■BHHF /5 JBKKtBKfgMm BHKS 1 DTH/IAUREN COWART Duke sophomore guard Jon Scheyer drives to the bucket during Duke's 89-78 defeat of UNC in the Smith Center Wednesday night. Scheyer finished with 17 points on 4-for-11 shooting, including seven free throws. It wasn't just that Duke was finding the bottom of the net but that the majority of those makes came from uncontested shots. Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler followed Paulus' lead and utilized perimeter screens or dribble penetration to find easy looks of their own. But for anyone who has seen Duke plav this season, Wednesday’s effort wasn’t much of a surprise. “We know what we do well," Blue Devil forward Lance Thomas said. “We can spread defenses because we have so many shooters." Those shooters were on full display during a first half that saw Duke go 8-for-l6 from long range. Attempting to negate the Blue Devils’ success from downtown was North Carolina's low post duo oflVler Hansbrough and Deon Thompson. The two forwards combined for 27 of UNCs 39 first-half points, with Hansbroughs 18 leading the way. And when the Tar Heels’ needed him most, Hansbrough unleashed a flurry of baskets during an 8-0 UNC run to cut the deficit to three at the half. Durham celebrates win DTH/ALEXANOER TROWBRIDGE A Duke student dances in a fire on campus after the win Wednesday. Serving the students and the University community since 1893 www.dailytarheel.com 89 B§ @7B BY DEVIN ROONEY ASSISTANT STATE B NATIONAL EDITOR DURHAM When the crowd of students on the Duke quad first caught sight of a torch, it became clear that they would not be returning to their dorms to cel ebrate quietly as university officials had expected. The blaze began with piles of paper and quickly escalated into a full-fledged bonfire. At a momentary lull in the escapades, Duke senior Donald Washington said, “Normally it’s much bigger at this point; nor mally the cops are dragging peo ple away* He added that students typically bum anything they can find, espe cially benches. No more than two minutes later, about 10 students For the game, the Tar Heels' 40 post points trumped Duke's effort in the paint but weren’t enough to counter 13 Blue Devil 3-pointers and a 50 percent shooting effort from the field in the second half. Paulus said after the game that UNC's ability to get out in transition and notch quick baskets forced Duke to be the aggressor on offense, which is exactly what the Blue Devils did, driving into the lane and constantly moving in the half court. “They do such a great job of pushing the ball, mak ing us get back on defense that we try- to attack a little bit too." Paulus said. “We have so many great wing guys that can create and we just wanted to be aggres sive on offense.” Even when the Tar Heels seemed to have Duke's offense figured out, the Blue Devils found a way to slip out of UNC’s grasp and remain one step ahead. With the game tied at 18, North Carolina turned in one of its top defensive stands of the night. Tar Heel guards pressured the ball, forwards rotated accord- SEE SHOOTING. PAGE 5 carried a multi-tiered bench, in the style popular at fraternity houses, and threw it on the embers. “We’re going to put the fire out," said LL Tom Gustafson of the Duke University Police, as he ran off to corral support. Only moments before, Gustafson said nothing had happened merit ing a police response. Duke gets permits from Durham to set bonfires after three home games a year, said Joe Gonzalez, associate dean for residential life at Duke. There’s a designated spot where the bonfire can occur, and only cer tain materials are supposed to be burned, he said. Hafirs before, families and stu- SEE DURHAM, PAGE 5 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 2008 By the NUMBERS: 75.0 3-point field goal percentage for Duke s Greg Paulus. The Blue Devil guard went 6-8. 4 Combined points by UNC non starters Danny Green, Alex Stepheson and Will Graves. 39 Points scored by Duke from behind the 3-point line. Asa team they shot 13-29. 6 Duke players who scored in double figures. Greg Paulus led the way with 18. I SBm DTH/IAUREN COWART Duke's Greg Paulus releases a shot over UNC's Marcus Ginyard. Paulus made six 3-pointers for a team-high 18 points, as Duke shot 45 percent from behind the arc. ANALYSIS Super Tuesday leaves races up in the air BY ARIEL ZIRULNICK ASSISTANT STATE • NATIONAL EDITOR With 22 electoral contests for the Democrats and 21 for the Republicans, Super Tuesday was expected to present each party nun lair with a clear uitunc front-runner. See a chart of Instead, all of Tuesday's the slew of results at primaries dailytarheel. an d caucuses com/electionoß. *cross the coun try on Feb. 5 have merely raised the stakes for upcoming state contests. States with late primaries that previously had minimal impact on the nomination process, such as North Carolina, could end up with unprecedented importance. Georgetown University govern ment professor Christopher Hull said residents in late primary states will be involved in the race. “You’re going to see (the can didates), you’re going to get cam paigned to, you're going to get a chance to decide the Democratic nomination,” he said. The Republican Party might have a clear leader by the late spring, but it is unlikely that SEE SUPER TUESDAY. PAGE 5

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