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North Carolina vs. Duke Basketball Preview: Freshman Stars Square Off in Round-1 Matchup

The Blue Devils are undefeated in conference play and sit one game ahead of the rest of the league in the ACC standings. Duke has the second-most Quad 1 wins in the country this season, with a 9-1 record. The Blue Devils earned five of their Q1 victories during their non-conference slate. Their only loss came at the hands of No. 19 Texas Tech, 82-81. (Inside Carolina)

No. 14 UNC vs. No 4 Duke: TV info, stats, scouting Blue Devils, keys to game, and notes

This matchup is usually decided by effort plays. UNC has to control the glass, especially offensive rebounds. Extra possessions in a rivalry game are back-breakers. Duke will pressure and run. The Tar Heels can’t get sloppy with turnovers because live-ball giveaways will turn into dunks the other way. UNC has to avoid giving up wide-open shots. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC’s bench production must continue against Duke

North Carolina won’t beat Duke on star power alone. As good as the Tar Heels’ starting five has been, UNC's surge from the bench has turned a good team into a dangerous one over their 4-game win streak. And if Carolina is going to knock off Duke, that second unit has to show up again. In the last four games, UNC has averaged 30.2 bench points. (USA Today)

UNC Basketball Looks to Regain Edge as Duke Returns to Chapel Hill

Seven hundred. That's how many days it's been since UNC last beat Duke. The No. 14 Tar Heels get their chance to erase that number Saturday, when No. 4 Duke visits the Smith Center for the first of two regular-season meetings at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN. The only Tar Heel who has played significant minutes in the rivalry is veteran guard Seth Trimble. (TarHeel247)

UNC freshman Caleb Wilson takes a page from Michael Jordan: 'It became personal'

UNC freshman forward Caleb Wilson has a list of about 30 names, including college freshmen he believes got the nod over him in high school and coaches who slighted him in recruiting or with USA Basketball. It’s likely that Duke head basketball coach Jon Scheyer and heralded freshman twins, Cameron and Cayden Boozer, respectfully, are on that list. (Andscape)

Same Shirt, Same Chair, same Food, Hocus Pocus, Carolina-Duke Traditions

Food. Clothing. Where one sits. How one sits. At home alone. At home with friends or family. At a watch party or at a bar. Teeth chatter. Lumps in the throat. And anxious sweat. With the game right around the corner, lets look at how some passionate UNC Basketball fans go about gameday for Carolina vs. Duke, the greatest rivalry in American sports. (TarHeel247)

North Carolina Basketball’s Ten Best Wins vs. Duke

No. 1. 2022 Final Four (81-77) – This Final Four contest trumps all other games in the rivalry and is easily No. 1. For decades, most fans on both sides of the UNC vs. Duke basketball rivalry had agreed that the programs should never face off in the NCAA tournament. Caleb Love hit a three from the top of the key that pierced the hearts of the Blue Devils. (Inside Carolina)

Seth Trimble Leaning On Experience In His Final Home Game Against Duke

Seth Trimble is among the last of a dying breed in college basketball. Saturday night will be the Tar Heel senior captain’s fourth and final meeting with Duke in the Smith Center, and his eighth overall. "I’m really just cherishing this, this matchup, this opportunity, and, you know, a blessing like this. A lot of people in this world would die to be in my position." (Inside Carolina)

Video: The Story Behind Caleb Wilson and the Boozers

An interesting storylines entering the UNC vs. Duke basketball game Saturday is the relationship between Tar Heel star freshman Caleb Wilson and Blue Devils star freshman Cameron Boozer. David Sisk covered their AAU games together and discusses why Wilson took the role he did with Boozer's AAU team. (View Video)

Three things to watch as UNC Basketball hosts Duke

Saturday marks the actual start of the college basketball season for a lot of people. It is, of course, Carolina vs Duke Round 1. It’s the best rivalry in college basketball if not all of sports, and it has delivered some of the most iconic moments in the sport. You don’t really need to hype this anymore, so let’s just skip right ahead to three things to watch. (Tar Heel Blog)

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