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Analysis: What Tre Jones will provide Duke on both ends against UNC

By Matt Chilson | February 6

Tre Jones has been the engine that makes Duke go this season. How can UNC contain him?

Analysis: How Jordan Goldwire will help Duke in matchup with North Carolina

By Chapel Fowler | February 6

With an injury to Wendell Moore, Duke has had to experiment with different starting lineups. Here's a look at Jordan Goldwire, who has recently slid into ...

Analysis: How Cassius Stanley's electrifying game could lead to a Duke win over UNC

By Jared McMasters | February 6

Cassius Stanley averaged 15.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game on 53.3 percent shooting in the month of January. Read what the Tar Heels will need to ...

Comparing UNC and Duke's six national championship rosters of the last 20 years

By Jared McMasters | February 6

Read what North Carolina and Duke have done over the last 20 years to perfect the recipe for making multiple national championship teams.

Analysis: How Duke's bench players could play a key role in matchup with UNC

By Parth Upadhyaya | February 5

With Duke's bench players finding their rhythm, the North Carolina men's basketball team's lack of depth could create problems for the Tar Heels in the ...

Take a look at three of the greatest pranks played between UNC and Duke fans

By Matt Chilson | February 5

Although the UNC vs. Duke rivalry is one of the most heated in sports, it isn’t known for hostilities between the two fanbases. However, with the animosity ...

A look at the UNC-Duke basketball rivalry through the eyes of other Tar Heel athletes

By Madeline Coleman | February 5

The UNC-Duke basketball rivalry has become one of the biggest in all of sports. But what do athletes from other UNC think of it? We talked to Tar Heels ...

'A really different vibe': How UNC reserves experienced iconic moments against Duke

By Chapel Fowler | February 4

The UNC and Duke men's basketball rivalry has seen countless iconic moments, but what were those experiences like for reserves like walk-on Charlie Everett ...

A look at the UNC tradition of setting couches on fire on Franklin Street

By Brian Keyes | February 4

Rushing Franklin Street is a tradition like no other, but some students take it even further by setting couches and other objects on fire in the middle ...

Analysis: Three takeaways from UNC basketball's loss at Florida State

By Ryan Heller | February 4

The North Carolina men’s basketball team fell to No. 8 Florida State on the road, 65-59, after a woeful stretch in the second half. Despite solid ...

UNC Basketball Exhibition v Mount Olive Nassir Little

Column: Is former Tar Heel Nassir Little subtweeting Roy Williams?

By Jared McMasters | February 4

My only advice to Nassir Little comes from the words of Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster: keep your emotions off the internet.

Column: The modern myth of the UNC-Duke basketball rivalry

By Ryan Wilcox | February 3

A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory ...

Column: Long live the midweek North Carolina-Duke basketball matchup

By Chapel Fowler | February 3

As noted by Pat James of GoHeels.com, you’d have to go back nearly three decades — when Duke hosted UNC on Saturday, January 19, 1991 — to ...

Word on the street: How do Duke students feel about the upcoming rivalry game?

By Brian Keyes | February 3

To get the opinion of some of college sports' most dedicated — and possibly deranged — fans, The Daily Tar Heel went out to Krzyzewskiville to talk ...

Former Tar Heel Eric Montross talks Laettner, Dean Smith, Duke rivalry and more

By Ryan Wilcox | February 3

"It doesn’t get much better. It just doesn’t. I hate to tell you — you’re young, but it ain’t gonna get any better when you get older. The rivalry ...

Leslie McDonald drives to the basket. UNC defeated Duke 74-66 at the Smith Center on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014.

Take a look back at the last time an unranked UNC beat a ranked Duke team

By Parth Upadhyaya | February 3

An unranked UNC team has only beaten a ranked Duke team eight times, with the last coming in 2014 after the initial game was postponed because of snow. It's ...

Previewing UNC men's basketball matchup with No. 5 Florida State

By Emily Thoreson | February 2

Despite the return of Cole Anthony, UNC men's basketball still fell to Boston College. Check out three things the team needs to address if it wants to ...

Return of The Cole Anthony Show isn't enough for UNC against Boston College

By Ryan Wilcox | February 2

After a seven-week hiatus, Cole Anthony returned for North Carolina men’s basketball on Saturday against Boston College. But, part and parcel with UNC’s ...

Shooting woes, miscommunication keep a UNC win over Boston College out of reach

By Madeline Coleman | February 2

It all came down to shooting woes and a faulty final possession as the Tar Heels fell to Boston College, 71-70.

Recap: Cole Anthony's return can't carry UNC past Boston College in narrow 71-70 loss

By Madeline Coleman | February 1

Cole Anthony finished with 26 points in 26 minutes during his return to action against Boston College, but it wasn't enough to lift the Tar Heels past ...