In what is now becoming somewhat of a throwback tradition to the pre-expansion years of the ACC, North Carolina and Duke will meet in the ACC Tournament for the third consecutive year. The teams have split the two previous post-season meetings after only meeting once from 2004-2015. That season, the Blue Devils defeated the Tar Heels in the conference tournament championship before crashing out in the Sweet 16 with Kyrie Irving.
This time, a championship isn’t on the line, but the game is dripping with narratives — both perceived and real. Zion Williamson’s return unsurprisingly has the national media slobbering over themselves.