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‘They were hungrier’: North Carolina shows No. 7 Duke men’s basketball where it can — and must — progress

By Jonathan Levitan | February 4, 2024

In what had been billed as the best, most important regular-season meeting between these two rivals in half a decade, No. 3 North Carolina was simply the better team. The greater disappointment for head coach Jon Scheyer, though, is that his team “didn’t compete to the level that you need to.”

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RAMMED: No. 7 Duke men's basketball gets out-muscled in ugly, turnover-plagued loss at No. 3 North Carolina

By Micah Hurewitz | February 3, 2024

The Tar Heels had much more going for them than the Blue Devils, who at times in the second half looked disorganized and careless with the ball. The Tar Heels capitalized over and over again, taking the first rivalry matchup of the season 93-84.

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5 observations from No. 7 Duke men's basketball's first half against No. 3 North Carolina

By Jonathan Levitan | February 3, 2024

Under the blinding lights and deafening roars of the Dean E. Smith Center, No. 7 Duke has met a formidable foe so far against archrival and national No. 3 North Carolina. The Blue Devils have work to do after a physical opening frame and enter the halftime locker room with a 45-35 deficit to close.

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They were friends in med school. Duke vs. North Carolina reunited them

By Sophie Levenson | February 3, 2024

It had been nearly three decades since they called Duke’s campus home, but basketball had finally this group of friends back together.

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Prop bets for No. 7 Duke men's basketball vs. No. 3 North Carolina

By Dom Fenoglio | February 3, 2024

In mere hours, Duke will tip off against North Carolina for the 261st matchup in the history of the Tobacco Road Rivalry. It wouldn’t be a Blue Devils game without some can’t miss prop bets from the Blue Zone. 

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Cameron Chronicles Season 7, Episode 2: Top 10 Tobacco Road Showdown

By Ranjan Jindal and Caleb Dudley | February 2, 2024

In this episode, co-hosts Caleb Dudley and Ranjan Jindal, along with guests Mackenzie Sheehy and Sophie Levenson, look back at Duke’s victories over Clemson and Virginia Tech before previewing Saturday’s primetime matchup against North Carolina. 

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X-factor: Young's bench role, limiting Cadeau's playmaking key for Duke men's basketball against North Carolina

By Myles Powicki | February 2, 2024

The Blue Devils will travel down Tobacco Road tomorrow to take on the Tar Heels. Ahead of the pivotal matchup, the Blue Zone brings you a player from each side that may provide a spark for their teams.

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Trying to predict Duke vs. North Carolina? Just flip a coin

By Dom Fenoglio | February 2, 2024

No model can truly predict the future, and the more complicated the scenario, the tougher it gets. As it turns out, Duke-North Carolina is a pretty complicated scenario.

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Behind enemy lines: Duke vs. North Carolina and the Robertson Scholar 'switch' semester

By Rachael Kaplan | February 2, 2024

After three semesters fully immersed in their home institution’s classes, culture and extracurriculars, Robertson Scholars must pack up their collegiate lives and move down the road into enemy territory. 

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Q&A: Former Duke men's basketball captain Wendell Moore Jr. muses on Tobacco Road rivalry

By Andrew Long | February 2, 2024

Last weekend, The Chronicle spoke with Moore to ask him about his memories of the Duke-North Carolina rivalry and his assessment of the Blue Devils’ chances Saturday evening against the Tar Heels.

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Column: After a strange few years, Duke vs. North Carolina is finally a battle of blue bloods again

By Jonathan Levitan | February 2, 2024

If, for the sake of argument, you put aside the Final Four classic in April 2022, when was the last time that these two teams met in the regular season with the stakes as high as they will be Saturday night? The Blue Devils and Tar Heels are playing for more than bragging rights this time around.

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Tasked with leadership and new roles, Proctor, Mitchell, Filipowski eye further successes in their second rivalry series

By Sophie Levenson | February 2, 2024

The triumvirate of sophomores has faced challenges this season, but has proved in the early days of ACC play that it is more than capable of taking those challenges head-on.

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Beats' picks: Can No. 7 Duke men's basketball continue its winning streak on No. 3 North Carolina's home turf?

By Jonathan Levitan , Micah Hurewitz , Rachael Kaplan , Dom Fenoglio , Ranjan Jindal , Sophie Levenson , Mackenzie Sheehy and Andrew Long | February 2, 2024

At long last, the day is nearly here. The Tobacco Road rivalry kicks off Saturday evening in Chapel Hill in a top-10 showdown with storylines for miles. While the outcome of this one is anyone's guess, The Chronicle's beat writers (and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper) preview the game and offer their predictions.

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Five things for No. 7 Duke men's basketball's Tobacco Road rivalry matchup against No. 3 North Carolina

By Colton Schwabe | February 2, 2024

Duke-North Carolina games are always a date to mark on the basketball calendar. But with both teams playing well and top spot in the ACC on the table, Saturday’s showdown shapes up to be one of the most consequential and exciting iterations in a while.

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The Chronicle's Duke men's basketball 2023-24 rivalry edition

By Staff Reports | February 2, 2024

Each year, something new is on offer when Duke plays North Carolina. And each year, these teams remind us that this game needs no introduction, or additional incentives, to be thrilling.

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Inside the booth with David Shumate, the play-by-play voice behind Duke men's basketball's iconic calls

By Ranjan Jindal | February 1, 2024

Many Duke fans experience the spectacle of the Duke-North Carolina rivalry through the voice of Shumate, Duke athletics’ director of broadcasting and radio announcer since June 2017. Shumate uses his captivating voice to entice Blue Devil fans into feeling like they are at the game, and he does the same for Duke football. 

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After shaking off the criticism and rust, Duke men's basketball's Mitchell is ready to make his Mark on the rivalry

By Mackenzie Sheehy | February 1, 2024

He developed a condition in his second year of collegiate basketball: the age-old sophomore slump. All of a sudden, he found himself on the negative side of Duke basketball fandom. With millions of eyes come millions of opinions, and the sophomore unwittingly gave them a target.

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Scouting the Opponent: No. 3 North Carolina's veterans and versatility will challenge No. 7 Duke men's basketball

By Martin Heintzelman | January 31, 2024

For the first of two scheduled regular-season matchups, the No. 7 Blue Devils will drive a few miles down Tobacco Road to take on the No. 3 Tar Heels in Chapel Hill. The Blue Zone is here with a preview of the squad the hosts will be fielding. 

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And one: Big-time minutes from Young, 3-point shooting propel Duke men's basketball to win against Virginia Tech

By Luke Rinaldi | January 30, 2024

In one of their most complete performances of the season, the Blue Devils defeated Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. The Blue Zone is here to break down the win with the Player of the Game and more.

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No. 7 Duke men's basketball's headliners showed up in win at Virginia Tech. Crucially, so did the whole team

By Mackenzie Sheehy | January 30, 2024

In the face of adverse conditions, all players need to step up and perform, not just the headlining talent.