UNC started strong but Duke had the final word as their last second-half run secured them a third consecutive conference tournament title.
Duke finishes the ACC regular season and conference tournament unbeaten at 19-0.
The Heels got 19 points each from Candace Sutton and Nikki Teasley.
More to come later
North Carolina
Thomas 2-4 1-2 5, Brown 6-14 0-0 15, Sutton 7-12 5-6 19, Metcalf 2-6 0-0 5, Teasley 7-19 2-2 19, Laaksonen 0-0 0-0 0, Chambers 0-0 0-0 0, Bell 3-10 0-0 6, McBee 0-7 0-0 0, Baptist 3-9 5-5 11, Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-81 13-15 80.
Duke
Tillis 3-7 1-1 8, Matyasovsky 0-3 0-0 0, Krapohl 0-1 0-0 0, Beard 10-16 5-6 25, Currie 8-12 14-14 30, Mosch 2-4 2-2 7, Gingrich 4-6 0-0 11, Whitley 1-2 4-6 6. Totals 28-51 26-29 87.
Halftime--North Carolina 38, Duke 37. 3-Point goals--North Carolina 7-23 (Brown 3-8, Teasley 3-8, Metcalf 1-3, Bell 0-2, McBee 0-2), Duke 5-14 (Gingrich 3-5, Mosch 1-2, Tillis 1-3, Matyasovsjy 0-1, Krapohl 0-1, Beard 0-1, Currie 0-1). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--North Carolina 38 (Sutton, Baptist 8), Duke 38 (Currie 12). Assists--North Carolina 13 (Teasley 7), Duke 12 (Beard, Currie, Gingrich 3). Total fouls--North Carolina 22, Duke 15. A--9,204.
All-Tournament Team
First Team
Monique Currie, Duke (Most Valuable Player)
Alana Beard, Duke
Nikki Teasley, North Carolina
Coretta Brown, North Carolina
Candace Sutton, North Carolina
Second Team
Chrissy Floyd, Clemson
Kaayla Chones, NC State
Telisha Quarles, Virginia
Krista Gingrich, Duke
Iciss Tillis, Duke