Without Cooper Flagg, Duke got everything it could handle from North Carolina — and an unexpected gift that proved decisive ...

North Carolina almost came back against Duke in Friday's ACC Tournament semifinals...until a late free-throw was waved off ...

Five trips East, actually, given that both qualified for the ACC Tournament. As for Duke and UNC, Saturday night was mostly average and somewhat forgettable by their combined standard but ...

Then the replay clearly showed Withers’ two ... during the first half of Duke’s game against UNC in the semifinals of the 2025 ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Spectrum Center in ...

UNC needs a win against Duke to boost its NCAA Tournament chances. Duke is seeking to win its first outright ACC regular-season championship since 2022. Duke won the first matchup of the season ...

UNC basketball needs a win in its Tobacco Road rivalry game against Duke on Saturday (6:30 p.m., ESPN) at the Smith Center to help the Tar Heels' chances of making the NCAA Tournament.

And leaning on the Duke-UNC rivalry is such an easy button for ESPN; it has hosted GameDay on the last weekend of the regular season for 12 of the last 13 seasons. IT'S BRACKET MADNESS ...

And while they fell behind early, the Tar Heels managed to hold a lead in the second half. Then a Duke surge happened as the Blue Devils swept the regular season series with an 82-69 win, leaving ...

He also missed four games earlier this season with a knee injury but returned to play a key role in Duke’s 87-70 win over UNC in Durham, contributing three rebounds, two steals, two points ...