Belt game 2,029 · March 9, 2013
Duke take the belt
Duke beat North Carolina 69–53 on the road to start reign 593 of the College Basketball belt, the 24th for the program.
North Carolina had held it since February 23, 2013, with 3 defenses over 14 days.
Duke held it for 6 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Maryland on March 15, 2013.
593Reign number
24Team's reign
0Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Duke
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Plumlee | 37 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Seth Curry | 37 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-13 | 2-6 | 2-2 |
| Quinn Cook | 40 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Kelly | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Tyler Thornton | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Josh Hairston | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rasheed Sulaimon | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Amile Jefferson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
North Carolina
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Michael McAdoo | 34 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| P.J. Hairston | 29 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4-12 | 1-6 | 5-5 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 32 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Dexter Strickland | 31 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Paige | 32 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Leslie McDonald | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Joel James | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Desmond Hubert | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Frank Tanner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| J.P. Tokoto | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brice Johnson | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Jackson Simmons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luke Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.