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Everything you could ever want to know about UNC vs. Duke historic rivalry

Everything you could ever want to know about UNC vs. Duke historic rivalry
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Everything you could ever want to know about UNC vs. Duke historic rivalry
Which shade of blue are you? We're talking all things Duke and Carolina basketball as we gear up for another historic rivalry. This season marks the 103rd anniversary of the Duke-North Carolina rivalry, which dates back to Jan. 24, 1920 — a 36-25 UNC win in Durham, according to Duke men's basketball. Saturday night's game will mark the 259th all-time meeting. Here's a look at everything you could ever want to know about the historic rivalry showdown, according to Duke men's basketball. North Carolina leads the all-time series 143-115, but Duke leads 55-51 in games played in Durham, including 46-39 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.Over the last 100 games, the series is tied 50-50. The total points scored over the last 100 games are nearly identical, with Duke leading 7,861-7,844 (+17). Duke and UNC won on each others’ home courts last season — Duke winning 87-67 in Chapel Hill and Carolina taking a 94- 81 decision in Durham. Jon Scheyer is making his debut in the series as Duke’s head coach. He was a Duke assistant for 22 games vs. UNC (11-11) and a player for eight (3-5). Last year’s clash in the Final Four in New Orleans marked the first all-time meeting between the rivals in the NCAA Tournament. Duke is 14-9 vs. North Carolina in the ACC Tournament, having won seven of the last eight meetings. Duke and Carolina have met once in the NIT — a 73-67 UNC victory in 1971 at Madison Square Garden in the semifinals. Duke and North Carolina have accounted for 39 of the 69 ACC Tournament Championships. Duke has an ACC-best 21 conference championships, including 15 ACC titles that came under Coach K. Duke won three years ago in Chapel Hill on Wendell Moore Jr.’s buzzer-beater on Feb. 8, 2020. Eight years prior in 2012 in Chapel Hill, Austin Rivers hit a three at the horn to win, 85-84. RJ Barrett’s 33 points in 2019 stand as both the Duke freshman record vs. the Heels, and the most by a Blue Devil in their first Duke-UNC game. Carolina evened the season series last year with a 94-81 victory at Cameron Indoor on March 5 as four different Tar Heels scored at least 20 points. The teams produced a classic in the national semifinal game in New Orleans during last year’s Final Four, as Carolina pulled out an 81-77 victory in a game that featured 18 lead changes and 12 ties — the rivals’ first all-time meeting in the NCAA Tournament. Wake and UNC are the two most frequently-played rivalries in Duke’s basketball history.Click the video player above to watch the latest headlines from WXII 12 News.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |Trending Stories Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.

Which shade of blue are you? We're talking all things Duke and Carolina basketball as we gear up for another historic rivalry.

This season marks the 103rd anniversary of the Duke-North Carolina rivalry, which dates back to Jan. 24, 1920 — a 36-25 UNC win in Durham, according to Duke men's basketball.

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Saturday night's game will mark the 259th all-time meeting.

Here's a look at everything you could ever want to know about the historic rivalry showdown, according to Duke men's basketball.

  1. North Carolina leads the all-time series 143-115, but Duke leads 55-51 in games played in Durham, including 46-39 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
  2. Over the last 100 games, the series is tied 50-50. The total points scored over the last 100 games are nearly identical, with Duke leading 7,861-7,844 (+17).
  3. Duke and UNC won on each others’ home courts last season — Duke winning 87-67 in Chapel Hill and Carolina taking a 94- 81 decision in Durham.
  4. Jon Scheyer is making his debut in the series as Duke’s head coach. He was a Duke assistant for 22 games vs. UNC (11-11) and a player for eight (3-5).
  5. Last year’s clash in the Final Four in New Orleans marked the first all-time meeting between the rivals in the NCAA Tournament.
  6. Duke is 14-9 vs. North Carolina in the ACC Tournament, having won seven of the last eight meetings.
  7. Duke and Carolina have met once in the NIT — a 73-67 UNC victory in 1971 at Madison Square Garden in the semifinals.
  8. Duke and North Carolina have accounted for 39 of the 69 ACC Tournament Championships.
  9. Duke has an ACC-best 21 conference championships, including 15 ACC titles that came under Coach K.
  10. Duke won three years ago in Chapel Hill on Wendell Moore Jr.’s buzzer-beater on Feb. 8, 2020.
  11. Eight years prior in 2012 in Chapel Hill, Austin Rivers hit a three at the horn to win, 85-84.
  12. RJ Barrett’s 33 points in 2019 stand as both the Duke freshman record vs. the Heels, and the most by a Blue Devil in their first Duke-UNC game.
  13. Carolina evened the season series last year with a 94-81 victory at Cameron Indoor on March 5 as four different Tar Heels scored at least 20 points.
  14. The teams produced a classic in the national semifinal game in New Orleans during last year’s Final Four, as Carolina pulled out an 81-77 victory in a game that featured 18 lead changes and 12 ties — the rivals’ first all-time meeting in the NCAA Tournament.
  15. Wake and UNC are the two most frequently-played rivalries in Duke’s basketball history.

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