UNC Men's Basketball Hosts Duke In Top-10 Matchup Saturday Night - Pregame Notes

Posted Feb 3, 2024
North Carolina and Duke play for the 261st time when the Tar Heels host the Blue Devils in a meeting of the top two teams in the ACC basketball standings on Saturday in the Smith Center at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN. This is the 49th game in which both UNC and Duke are ranked in the top 10 in the Associated Press poll. Carolina is 143-117 all-time against Duke. (GoHeels.com)

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