In a televised battle for number one in the ACC and (probably) in the country, North Carolina ran Duke into the ground.

UNC didn't shoot well, turned the ball over 23 times, and hit almost no threes, but who cares? Duke shot worse, and took fewer shots; the Tar Heels had 20 offensive rebounds, never trailed, and led by double digits for most of the second half.

The Tar Heels had struggled with rebounds lately, but yesterday Atkinson and Larkins owned the glass; Duke's only real comeback came when Atkinson briefly left to check for injury (she's fine). Atkinson: "Last night, I was dreaming about rebounding, so I just went in every chance I got."

Duke looked slow and confused. Mo Currie: "I guess it is something about Carolina that makes us go out there and not play our game. They made us make bad decisions and they killed us on the boards."

Carolina columnist Adam Lucas says journalists need a new word for the Tar Heels' talents: "athletic" isn't enough. (Will "potential national champions" do?)