Chaos ensues at UNC-Duke game after fans storm court too early, evacuate for final 0.4 seconds

Chapel Hill was buzzing conscionable a spot excessively aboriginal Saturday night.

The 14th-ranked Tar Heels deed a 3-pointer successful the closing seconds that everyone thought was a walk-off buzzer-beater implicit No. 4 Duke.

In their defense, the horn sounded, and the timepiece showed zeroes, truthful legions of Tar Heel bluish stormed the court. Seth Trimble adjacent did Stephen Curry’s "go to sleep" solemnisation aft hitting thing but net.

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North Carolina Tar Heels fans tempest the level aft a triumph against the Duke Blue Devils astatine Dean E. Smith Center Feb. 7, 2026, successful Chapel Hill, N.C. (Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

However, officials reviewed the replay and decided to enactment 0.4 seconds backmost connected the clock.

Hundreds of fans past had to wide the court, which had to beryllium wiped down aft nutrient and drinks spilled everywhere.

Thankfully for them, the archetypal tribunal tempest was not a jinx. Duke couldn’t grip the inbound pass, sealing a 71-68 triumph for North Carolina.

It was UNC’s largest comeback triumph implicit Duke since 2001 aft trailing by 13 points. The Tar Heels went connected a 9-0 tally implicit the last 2:25 and did not pb astatine immoderate constituent until the last score.

North Carolina Tar Heels defender Seth Trimble celebrates aft defeating Duke astatine Dean E. Smith Center.  (Bob Donnan/Imagn Images)

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House of Pain’s classical "Jump Around" past played implicit the loudspeaker aft the 2nd tribunal storm, and the spot continued to spell berserk.

For what it’s worth, UNC volition beryllium fined astatine slightest $50,000 for breaking ACC court-storming rules. The $50,000 good is for a archetypal offense, and that magnitude doubles aft a school’s second. Technically, fans stormed the tribunal twice.

It was UNC’s archetypal triumph implicit Duke since March 9, 2024, aft Duke swept each 3 games past year, including the ACC tournament. The nonaccomplishment was conscionable the 2nd of Duke’s season, portion UNC improved to 19-4.

Seth Trimble of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts aft making the game-winning changeable against the Duke Blue Devils astatine Dean E. Smith Center Feb. 7, 2026, successful Chapel Hill, N.C. (Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

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Their adjacent gathering volition beryllium astatine Cameron Indoor Stadium March 7.

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