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North Carolina blitzed Duke early thanks to hot shooting from Cam Johnson to put North Carolina up 33–20 over Duke with about 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 minutes left in the 1st half. Duke's Zion Williamson finally got going and scored 12 of Duke's last 24 points of the half to help Duke comeback and tie the score at 44 points a piece at halftime.
However, this rivalry has been revived in recent years as Duke has again become competitive in the rivalry, with both teams having won five games each from 2010 through 2019. Duke victories in the 2012 and 2013 games marked the first time Duke had won consecutive games in the series since winning three straight from 1987 to 1989.
Duke and North Carolina have combined for 11 national championships, with North Carolina leading Duke 6–5. The intensity of the rivalry is augmented by the proximity of the two universities, located only ten miles apart along U.S. Highway 15–501 (also known as Tobacco Road) or eight miles apart in straight-line distance in the cities of ...
Cooper Flagg had 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in his Duke-North Carolina rivalry debut, helping the second-ranked Blue Devils roll past the Tar Heels 87-70 on Saturday night.
North Carolina's Seth Trimble (7) attempts a shot Duke's Cooper Flagg (2) defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025.
At one point, the Blue Devils led by 32 points, 77-45, and looked like they could surpass the 35-point margin in their biggest win over North Carolina. Duke defeated the Tar Heels, 104-69, at ...
The Wake–Duke rivalry is the oldest basketball rivalry among the four schools in that it dates back to the 1905–06 season and was the first intercollegiate basketball game in North Carolina. The Wake-Duke rivalry is just ahead of the more well known UNC-Duke rivalry in terms of games played by two games.
Below is a list of each of North Carolina-Duke game in which both teams were ranked in the top 10: Dec. 30, 1955: No. 4 North Carolina 74, No. 8 Duke 64 Feb. 4, 1956: No. 10 Duke 64, No. 9 North ...