Belt game 1,947 · March 13, 2011
Duke take the belt
Duke beat North Carolina 75–58 on a neutral floor to start reign 563 of the College Basketball belt, the 22nd for the program.
North Carolina had held it since March 12, 2011, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Duke held it for 11 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Arizona on March 24, 2011.
563Reign number
22Team's reign
2Defenses
11Days held
Box score
North Carolina
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Barnes | 37 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 3-4 |
| Tyler Zeller | 32 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| John Henson | 33 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-15 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Kendall Marshall | 32 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Leslie McDonald | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 3-4 |
| Justin Knox | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dexter Strickland | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Justin Watts | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Duke
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Smith | 39 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6-18 | 1-3 | 7-7 |
| Kyle Singler | 39 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Seth Curry | 27 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0-1 |
| Miles Plumlee | 19 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Ryan Kelly | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Andre Dawkins | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Mason Plumlee | 33 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Josh Hairston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyler Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.