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LOOK: Armando Bacot talked to North Carolina legend on FaceTime following Duke win

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North Carolina pulled off a big win on Saturday to cap off its regular season – going into Cameron Indoor Stadium and handing its longtime rival Duke a 94-81 loss in Mike Krzyzewski’s final home game as the Blue Devils’ head coach.

The Tar Heels – who finished the regular season with a 23-8 overall record and 15-5 mark in ACC play – put together a strong performance on Saturday in their upset of No. 4 ranked Duke. Although North Carolina trailed by two points at halftime, it outscored the Blue Devils by 15 in the second frame to record the double-digit win.

Following North Carolina’s big win over its rival, Armando Bacot – who led the Tar Heels with 23 points and seven rebounds – had a special celebratory FaceTime call with a UNC legend: former head coach Roy Williams.

During the FaceTime call, Bacot took a screenshot of his phone screen with Williams in the background and wrote, “This is for you my guy” – which was a super nice gesture by the Tar Heel standout junior forward.

With the regular season in the books, Bacot – who is averaging 16.6 points and 12.5 rebounds per game – and No. 3 seeded North Carolina open play in the ACC Tournament on Thursday in the quarterfinal round.

Hubert Davis discusses emotional locker room scene following win at Duke

Following North Carolina’s win, first-year head coach Hubert Davis met with the media for his postgame press conference and discussed how emotional the Tar Heels’ locker room was after the game – also sharing a heartfelt moment with Armando Bacot.

“I said it’s OK to cry, it’s OK to show emotion,” Davis said. “I’ve always said, ‘If you show emotion, that means you care.’ But Armando came off the court to the locker room and he just started crying on my shoulder. Armando’s been here three years. The first year, we had a losing record. Last year, 18-11 and lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by 30 against Wisconsin.

“This is one of the first memories for Armando, too.”