The Tar Heels beat Duke in Chapel Hill just six days before this meeting, but the Blue Devils never gave them a chance to go back-to-back. Duke led this game 54-33 after 20 minutes in another ...

That will always be April 2, 2022, when the Tar Heels beat Duke, 81-77, at the Final Four in New Orleans. But Thursday comes closest to that because it’s in the NCAA Tournament, between two ...

the Tar Heels are still on the wrong side of the bubble and watched their NCAA Tournament chances essentially go down the drain. UNC really needed to beat Duke at home to earn a huge win.

In the end, the Tar Heels (22-12) prevailed over the Demon Deacons (21-11), winning 68-59 to move on to face Duke in the semifinals Friday night. RJ Davis scored 23 to lead the Tar Heels.

The Tar Heels poured everything they had into their game against No. 1 Duke in Friday’s semifinals ... “I know he’s trying to beat himself up, but this team, we’re a family.