UNC-Duke rivalry almost always delivers, but it didn’t this time. Not that we should be surprised

Posted Feb 2, 2025
As rivalries go, Duke-North Carolina basketball almost always delivers. With an emphasis on almost. Because even in a matchup so balanced that each team had scored exactly the same number of points in regulation play (1,099) over their past 14 meetings at Cameron Indoor Stadium before Saturday, there’s bound to be an outlier. (Saturday Down South)

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