<div id="subtitle">Lucas scores 20 to help lift No. 14 Tar Heels over Clemson 79-61</div><div><p>Italee Lucas scored 20 points to help No. 14 North Carolina beat Clemson 79-61 Friday night.</p><p>Cetera DeGraffenreid added 12 points for the Tar Heels (15-3, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who closed the game on a 23-4 run.</p><p>Lele Hardy scored 17 points on 7 of 23 shooting to lead Clemson (9-11, 0-4), which lost to the Tar Heels for the 15th consecutive time.</p><p>Clemson led 57-56 with seven minutes remaining in the game, but DeGraffenreid and Lucas scored eight points apiece down the stretch.</p><p>The Tar Heels, who led 37-30 at halftime, extended their lead to 50-40 early in the second half. But the Tigers answered with a 12-1 run to go ahead 52-51, taking their first lead since they scored the first basket of the game.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=67564586&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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