On Saturday evening, the North Carolina men’s basketball team will open the next chapter of the storied Duke-Carolina rivalry. Coming off sweeps in consecutive years, one by each team, things are a little more staggered this season compared to previous. The Tar Heels (13-9, 6-4) are faced with a tall — literally and metaphorically — task with the Blue Devils (18-2, 10-0).
Duke comes in at No. 2 nationally and winners of 14 straight. North Carolina, on the contrary, has lost three of its last four, with its lone win coming against lowly Boston College in overtime. The size discrepancy between the Tar Heels and their opponents will only be magnified on Saturday in Cameron Indoor, as the Blue Devils likely starters stand at 6’6, 6’6, 6’7, 6’9, and 7’2.