Zion Williamson scores 31 in Duke's win vs. North Carolina | College Basketball Highlights
The Duke Blue Devils edge the North Carolina Tar Heels 74-73 behind a 31-point performance from Zion Williamson. Williamson shoots 13-of-19 from the field and throws down a monster fast-break dunk in the win. RJ Barrett adds 15 points and Tre Jones scores 11. Cam Johnson leads North Carolina with a strong 23-point game and Luke Maye adds 14 points in the ACC semifinal match up.
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I think the difference between RJ and Zion coming out of high school, is that RJ lived up to the hype, but Zion surpassed it.
@Brian Abisdid - I 100% agree with you. On any given game you can have RJ scoring 30 points but needing to take 27-30 shots to get it. On the other hand you have Zion scoring 30 points but only needing to take 12-15 shots. It's night and day when comparing RJ vs Zion. I'd take Zion over RJ if I was a smart GM in the NBA.
Brian Abisdid he's shooting 45% you dumb as hell bro
Brian Abisdid I actually think they’d be a better team sans RJ, while giving reddish more touches
Zion is OVERRATED I can't wait to see how he performs against grown men maybe I'll be proven wrong but I doubt it
John Johnson L
Zion activated his playoff mode
please show this to LeBron
@@frosty2.010 fr tho
LeeTravius Mckay lol little kids making jokes 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂
@@philippghadiri7085 right!
Jeremiah Gilyard Zion will be a Laker
Zion plays with the heart of a lion. Unbelievable athlete
Marcos Mercedes Nuñez every game! Every play! If he can impact A Play he will! And To me that’s The difference between him and young lebron! Bron is An All Time Great! But his confidence needed A boost , when bron Got to MIA wade helped him with his confidence... Zion has the Jordan Mentality Now! And that’s Scary!! Zion is the true #1 pick!
Zion is the true chosen one,with all due respect to Kobe Bryant,I think this boy is the one that’ll make us start to truly forget MJ a little bit. He’s got an assassin mentality,the power to go with it,a fearless drive that pushes him to try harder and the skill set of Kobe Bryant is also within that large frame. He’s definitely going to outshine lebron is he stays healthy and this driven.
Withoutr even tryin'!
Edward Kasi Ayadiuno I don’t think anyone will forget the GOAT
Guy plays like every game is life or death. Love the energy
Zion's about to go have a party in his "big room" after this win
what's the big room?
UNC ladies Zion is lonely 😂
@@YoogiNation A girl showed a photo Zion sent her that said "I have a big room come sleep with me"
Yep and he will be up in her tiny space.
@@eugenejoseph6910 😂
So much NBA talent in this one game alone. Zion, RJ, Reddish, Tre Jones, Coby White, Cam Johnson, Nassir Little. Not all of them have been superstars but you can’t deny the talent and quality of basketball in this game and this rivalry in general.
WOW! That last lay in by zion epitomizes him as a player. No one wants it as bad as he does. He is going to be GREAT in the NBA next season. Cant wait to see it!!!
Manny Godinez Yeah, but part of it is physical talent. Not many people can get as high as him off the second jump.
Durham that’s the obvious it’s the effort that he is highlighting more so and I agree.
Manny Godinez as long as he doesn’t go to the Cavs lol
He's going to be the next Michael Jordan and some!
Harold Simmons bhhh.. You could comparing further.. but Zion is Zion, not anyone else:(
Yo that putback by zion between two defenders off his own shot is crazy shit...definitely underrated play
Xtraordinary Pimpin97 looks like they slapped his arm to
Xtraordinary Pimpin97 you mean 4 defenders
Look like 4 defenders bro Zion ah monster
Gary Lewis around 4 defenders yes but directly between 2
Nate Burnett the amount of times Zion was fouled but they didn’t call anything this game was Astounding.
Bro this game was insane if you watched it live
TotallyWicked I’m so pissed I forgot about this game😤😤. Watching weak ass NBAtv
@@tyresecrockett7651 😂
non stop heart attack frfr
Definitely
I was at the game here in Charlotte and it was crazy in the Spectrum Center. You couldn't even afford to look away for a minute. UNC fast break off of makes and misses. Zion set the tone for Duke. There was very little coaching going on and the refs were letting them play. The players settled this game. Best game I've seen in a long time.
What a hell of a game
Please stop cursing its disrespectful and rude.
@@coleplayz6721 wdym
@@coleplayz6721 u have to be joking right?
Yes, and between two vicious rivals.
@@coleplayz6721 u must be 7
I’m starting to think zions return to duke is comparable to Thor arriving in wakanda
daniel roper stop it this is reality not a syfy
@@Ingspinipsgni party pooper
Jereme Jones 🤫
Wakanda*
Wakonga, you mean
Safe to say how much of a difference Zion makes. #ZW1
Johnathan Patrick 1 point difference and they still almost lost lmao.
Scott Andigan W is a W
@@Zerothemenace I'm saying, people say anything to discredit a win.😂
@@scottandigan6276 keyword: Almost
Scott Andigan They also won without their starting Center...
That young man's speed, power and court vision are something to behold
Don't forget quickness
And his freakish rebounding ability. He doesn't even need to be in position to get an O board.
Ok Stephen A Smith
Carolina played a good game....the fact they lost as well as they played is incredible. Whoever gets Duke in the NCAA tourney better say their prayers
Especially their fastbreak game.
They shot 4/26 from three, 33% in the second half and still lost by just 1. The fact the game was even within grasp was a miracle lol. Not like UNC went out, did something miraculous and was unconscious from 3 or anything like that. They had a woeful shooting night with Williams, Maye, and White going a combined 1-15 from three. A bounce here, a bounce there, and it's a different outcome. Take nothing away from Duke, they have the most talented squad in the country, but let's not pretend UNC played lights out and still lost. That was far from being true.
Duke want make it past the sweet 16 if there lucky enough to make it that far!! Completely overrated team even with Zion. Carolina played well in the first half however, 2nd half was very sloppy!! They lost by a point! Carolina really beat themselves at the end and could not knock down the shot!
@@jtgoheels they can't shoot three's because Duke plays terrific switching defense that cause difficult to shoot open. Trey, Zion, and RJ got a lot of steals because of switching defense.
Bro you act like UNC is a pushover team I’m confused ACC is one of the tougher conferences...Duke taking the chip for the simple fact theirs no other duo like RJ and Zion
Zion reminds me of Domonique Wilkins the way he dunks the ball so hard he’s definitely the #1 pick Hands down
Zion is a beast! I hope he goes to the Sacramento Kings.
Bolo L if he did (though it is very unlikely) the top nba teams will really have something to worry about
Bolo L literally impossible as the Celtics have the ability to pick swap with the kings due to the 76ers trade for the number one pick in 2017
Shawn Kemp is the best dunking comparison
Nique x Barkley no doubt
Real ACC basketball. This is why the ACC is the best conference in basketball. That was a game.
Coby White hella under rated I don't watch college but he nearly took out this duke team with some huge plays and barely missed that game winner. Good pick for the bulls.
Been a Duke fan for 20 years, and this was one of the best games I've seen in the rivalry. Both teams were really good, both played great, and the ACC was on the line. Great game.
I remember watching every duke game that year. I thought Kam Johnson was gonna be much better as a pro
Zion have become very interesting. But i also have to give my respect to Johnson, in North Carolina, he got game
Cam Johnson is nice. Blue Devil fans can admit that.
one of the best college games i’ve ever watched
even highlights were well done
4:02-4:06 he jumped FIVE times on one defensive play! Even with all the hype, you can argue this dude with his overall package underrated.
This is the BEST Duke/UNC game I’ve ever seen!! Back and forth all game long. Great shot making on both sides. Talent on both ends and comes down to the last possession. Can’t ask for anything else in a Duke/UNC rivalry game
April 2nd 2022 was better….
4:00 The 5 straight jumps by Zion for the block and then the rebound is just ridiculous!!
Zion did his job Barret needs to take better shots he missed the last 5 he took plus two clutch free throws .. the team played good D
Damn! I thought I was in a roller-coaster!
I thought I was watching a roller coaster!
That was corny
I miss this version of Zion I hope he can get healthy
Factz an he will once he get out of New Orleans
Crazy how hella ppl are writing him Off now and he’s 21😭at every level he has proved that nobody is strong enough
@@MXRDA1k I agree, he is doing a Ben Simmons
@@freewunna2069 he's eating too good, injuries are gonna be a problem every season with him
same, the super athletic Zion
There's some camera angles that I like here that I don't see in the NBA... Anybody else agree with me?
Zion's about to go have a party in his "big room" after this win
Coby White was so good in college which shows how exceptionally tough the NBA is
Looks great now tho 👀
Zion jump an extra step away from the Paint for the dunk oh my lord
True
He has wings daamn it
It was clearly from the next county over
I been waiting on someone to comment on that. That was near the free throw line. He wasnt even in the paint
Ant B c’mon. Let’s be real. It was just from the gift shop...
This guy is Box office which ever NBA team Drafts him is gonna improve on the floor and ticket sales
True,he is specifical ,took me awhile to get there but I am fully convinced, he gonna do alot for the sport,he just need to stay healthy for 12 years, he has goat potential, that's Charles Barkley ,reincarnated
Ok so big Z averaging 30 since he been back that’s majoooorrrrrr 💯🏀
Damn good game....I've watched more college basketball this year then in the last two years because of this Duke team. Coach K and his staff put together a hell of a squad !
That last play by Zion was like the final showdown. I watched this live and my jaw just dropped. This dude is something special!*Stephen A Voice*
Barrett better start passing more if he wants to be a guard in the NBA. So many open guys, with wide open looks, yet he seems to only be determined to get his own. This competition with Zion for the higher draft position might end up hurting him, since he's almost too competitive to think straight.
JP Hovi I feel the same I swear it’s like you can read his mind when he’s out there Zion was on a mission those last few possessions I could tell Barrett didn’t want to see him with the ball
He has a horrible habit of looking off his teammates when in transition. There have been many times, he could've hit up Zion for an easy oop & instead he's shooting a floater or taking a difficult layup.
Wtf Barrett isnt even a guard
@@georockmann7113 You really wanna put him against forwards in the league? With that frame? I don't think anyone in their right mind would do that. I think that he'll be gone quick if he doesn't improve fast.
@@steezymtb5876 Nigga? Do you really think every forward comes with an NBA ready frame into the league?
Ngl I miss this duke team
Same
Zion is a beast!! very hard to stop inside. the game was great last night, i'm looking forward to watching Zion and duke play Florida st tonight!! GO DUKE!!
I'm not even a duke fan. But being Zion is from south carolina where in from, and he's doing legendary things. I feel like I got to watch him play ball
What happenned to THIS Cam Jonhson?? He looks so big time here..
Difference between playing against boys your age vs men
This zion kid is a lebron with. Kobe's killer instinct and a defensive mindset like kawhi damn...
MVP Shari.C chill out
@@tonedavinci he horny lol
@@tonedavinci ewwww
He'll make an ever better NFL pass rusher i still believe
@@ezsus3574 even magic johnson will trade lbj to this kid dude
That duke squad was no joke. I also got reminded of how much Colby was a dawg 🔥
Coming back years later and seeing how great these players are in the NBA
What a game. The aggressiveness reminds me of old school ball. Love how tame the refs were on the whistle for both teams, let them fight it out and play.
I always come back to watch Zion's high school and college highlights. This man is SCARY!!
Zion in college was so fun to watch
Filled with highlights, this game is! From both teams! Wow!
Cam Johnson is underrated!
Fact
The refs were allowing a lot of contact on both ends.
Yep. No calls favoring Carolina on one end, and calls favoring Carolina at the other end.
so
that’s good basketball m8
Yeah it was perfect
I love it
North Carolina basketball this year has some great future NBA players !
Duke was stacked
Zion Williamson is the Messi of college basketball 🐐
Ronaldo is better
More like Ronaldo because they are both freak of nature
Jeremiah Gilyard nah Messi the goat
ib psn that’s like saying Messi is a normal dude plus if you say Rinaldo is better right now your blind. (Coming from an arsenal fan lol)
He ain't nothing like Messi but more like Ronaldo because he's athletic an clutch. Messi is the least athletic and also disappears in important games. Where as Ronaldo is the king of knock-out games. Just, go an watch his champions league games. and he could run 100 metres in 10 seconds.Which Messi can't even do in his dreams.
That’s Zion For You!!!
Zion manhandled the so called Zion stopper LMAO!
God created all men equal Looks at Zion grow wings while dunking in mid-flight Me "nah'
How many times are you going to keep commenting this?
All men are created equal is not in the Bible.
@@bwp2bruce well, sure it's not, but it is implied by Scripture. "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." ~ Romans 3:23
@Maximiliamus well, Scripture also says that God shows no favoritism. I suppose you could be right depending on what you deem "equal," but to me, that means we're all sinners deserving of hell, but we're all offered righteousness through Jesus Christ.
@@BlueGrovyle Your stupid..if GOD doesn't show favor then why is it that the bible is about his CHOSEN people and only them lol
Zion was so much sharper in college, he’s bulked a lot in a year
Coby Whites a top 10 pick though
@miamiheat
He might have the worst shot selection in the country, but he is talented.
@Isiah Nunn Probably both fighting for the top spot lol
Jordan Silvestri he’s got game though, not many dudes can take over a game for stretches
Is rather cam johnson... coby last shot tells you alot about him...horrible decision
These guys are right up there with the fab five!
Cam Johnson, cam reddish, Colby white, Zion Williamson, Rj barrett
Damn, was that ever a good game. A Tourney final with those two, would be magical.
It almost happen before but carolina lost
@@shaec9397 March 30 1991 remember it well, I was a freshman in college! Everybody predicted Carolina- UNLV for the final and both were upset!
Doctor, you got your wish.😂😂😂 Duke vs UNC Final Four.
So can we all agree now that Zion is much better than RJ Barrett?
Pre Law he takes way too much shots. Who thought he was better
Lonzo's Jumpshot Dude a lot of people thought he was better including analyst on Tv like Jay Williams
Joyce Williams that is not true. Zion was #2 behind RJ Coming out of Spartanburg Day
Joyce Williams räc
He is not a lot better but he is better by some
Watching this now, there are a good amount of these players doing it in the NBA
So glad to see Zion back on the court. The Duke men's bball team is now a well oiled steam rolling machine again 💪🏀✌️
Zion has all the makings of a great player.
Hes too fat.. his knees qill give out on him if he doesnt slims down
Raul Diaz that’s not fat, that’s pure muscle
If he was too fat he wouldnt be getting his head over the rim. What you're seeing is a genetic monster.
@@MsMrapplepie fat
@@Dr_Diaz ur mad
The mood of this game in Live time felt like final 4 championship game
Man both teams balled out. Good game fellows.....
Very very nice game for both teams. Now its College I need yo watch again. Full of talents.
If Zion Williamson chose North Carolina instead of Duke this game wouldn't have even been close.
And they say Nassir Little can stop zion
😂😂😂 even he was shocked at how much better Zion got offensively! He only remember him as a dunker. Little need to stay another year, I don't think he ready for the league
Two plays in an All American game and it was sold as gospel... then they played each other in a real game.
Watching Zion play makes me wanna go play gahhh damnnn he’s the next Giannis 😭 whole freak of nature.
Zion's second jump is insane!
I've not seen a player like Zion in a long long time, that boy hustles every play!
legitimately one of the best games in recent memory
Unc fans we gone sweep duke Duke *hold our beers Zion 31 11
LeeTravius Mckay *Oh and don’t forget his* *_BIG ROOM_*
Incredibly difficult to beat a good team 3 times in one season.
The Tarheels did sweep them in the regular season😂
@@fluffer8466 fr tho
@@jtgoheels fr tho
Who else felt Zions energy from that one handed dunk?!
Zion's star is unbelievably bright. Dude is a once in a lifetime athlete.
This is forever CLASSIC!!
Very exciting game to watch ... Duke should be a 1 seed.... RJ & Cam are some subpar ball handlers who give up way too many offensive charges ... they turn the ball over off the dribble wayy too frequently also.
They are trying to push thier stocks up. when they tried too hard...they almost cost the game.
Kyle Ferguson I agree I’ve honestly never liked RJ that much he’s not a good decision maker in general and late game situations, and he forces past his capabilities on too many occasions.
RJ and Cam need to work on their mid-range game, Cam should be able to handle the ball but he's playing like a spot up shooter
I think RJ can really handle the ball with contact but Cam can't (too many turnovers)... It was not a good game for both of them
Kyle Ferguson Their unforced turnovers, poor decision making, and inability to shoot has really hurt Duke this year. Hopefully they’ll get it together in the Big Dance.
DUKE GRABBED THE WRONG CAM LOL
@@alanfrayser9941 brandon ingram andrew wiggins lonzo ball all trash but had potential
CLASSIC GAME.
Mt.Zion plays grown man style basketball ball.. More post play than the NBA u gotta respect it
Zion is just a beast man.
This is the first time I’ve ever liked a Duke team. The kids seem unselfish and smart beyond they’re years. They look for the open man feed the hot hand. Zion excitement is awesome, keep having fun!
I'm from Durham NC. And I'm here to tell you it ain't nothing better than Duke vs UNC
Ok you guys..we will call him Mt. Zion
Andrew Smith no
No. zionist punks fuck off
Media tried that before college started. It's already taken by an actual mountain and its copyrighted
How bout King Zion. KZ for short just throwing it out there and seeing if it’ll stick.
@@JefeJatt thats hard right there
Its actually a blessing in disguise that zion got mildly injured and missed the two unc games. I think bc of this they were unfamiliar with zions play style and didn't know what to do with him. Also this games finally confirms that zion is better then rj, I tried making excuses, but this finally put the nail in the coffin. BTW, Ja Morant "WILL" be the number 2 pick.
You really think the Cavs will take Morant?
@@kylemengbrown he might fall to suns
Didn’t even see the game , and damn this highlight reel made it exciting af to watch ..
Nazir little is a BEAST ZION BEAST!! RJ BEAST, CAM beast... THIS IS AN AMAZING DRAFT CLASS!!’
Wow! Better than every NBA game this year.
UNC fan here but damn I love watching Zion play
ShotDead247 now you know that Zion is the reason why we finally beat you. But we have the wrong Cam lol.
Dudes like a baby Shaq 😱
Air Zion is bacckkkkk at it 🔥🔥🔥🔥
RJ tried to throw this game seems as if...confirmed it for me when his reaction after the final buzzer would make you think he played for UNC
sometimes I think like that too.
RJ was jealous of Zion you could see it in interviews too
Colby White underrated
Declan F. who you taking him or morant?
It is always a pleasure to see Zion play basketball.
Can't wait to watch this man in the NBA. They always broadcasting the lakers games on tv, but now it's primetime Zion
ESPN editor is amazing 💨
Zion reminds me of me when I’m at recess playing against my 4th grade students lol
The thing to love about Zion is that he doesn't just rely on his size. The guy has court instincts that we haven't seen in a big man. He reads passing lanes and is always looking to strip the ball from guards even after they pull a rebound...he does things that guards should be doing defensively. Plus he's got intangibles you just can't coach. HOF career in the making for this man.
Best game ive seen yet!!
Sadly we haven't seen this guy in the NBA yet and probably never will! 😔
he has definitely played games
he was an all star last season in his year 2
@@unbound2424, To be honest, Zion when he's played has been a beast and usually either the best or second-best player on the floor at all times but I'm talking about the Duke player really got after it on both ends whereas in the NBA he's basically average on defense.
A lot of nba players in this game for both sides. Wow
Sadly, you’re wrong
Zion is a monster!
Wow! What a game!!!