What would be worse - to make it to the Final Four and lose to your biggest rival? Or to have your biggest rival deny you a chance to make the field in the first place?
UNC fans have had a lot of fun taunting Duke since last spring’s Final Four but the tables have turned once again, as they so often do in this greatest of rivalries and now Duke’s win Saturday likely means that UNC has to win the ACC Tournament to even make the NCAA tournament.
Bit of a comedown, really, but a nice evening for Duke.