Wednesday night in Chapel Hill, N.C., Duke and North Carolina will meet in basketball for the 241st time, with Carolina still holding tight to the commanding 133-107 series lead it built long ago.
But the two are as close as any two rivals could be over the past three decades or so. Starting in 1977, Duke owns a 44-43 edge in the series. Just a single game separates them over that time, and only 15 total points. That’s an average of 0.17 points per game.
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Duke has won five NCAA championships in that period.