THE OPENING TIP
- The 13th-ranked Blue Devils cap their brief two-game road trip this week with a midweek tilt against in-state rival and 17th-ranked North Carolina on Thursday, Jan. 19 at Carmichael Arena. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m., live on the ACC Network.
- Pam Ward and Christy Thomaskutty will call the action on ACC Network while Chris Edwards calls the game on the radio on the Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield.
- Duke rose three spots to No. 13 in the Week 11 Associated Press (AP) Poll and checks in at No.