Carolina–Duke rivalry

North Carolina–Duke rivalry
North Carolina Tar Heels
Duke Blue Devils
Sport College basketball
First meeting January 24, 1920
North Carolina 36, Duke 25
Latest meeting March 9, 2018
North Carolina 74, Duke 69
Statistics
Meetings total 248
All-time series North Carolina leads, 137–111
Largest victory North Carolina: 37 points (1921)
Duke: 35 points (1964)
Longest win streak North Carolina, 16 (1921–28)
Current win streak North Carolina, 1

The Carolina–Duke rivalry refers to the rivalry between the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Tar Heels (Carolina) and Duke University Blue Devils (Duke). It most often refers to the athletic rivalries between the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels athletic teams. The North Carolina–Duke rivalry is fierce, particularly in men's college basketball. It is considered one of the most intense rivalries in all of US-sports: a poll conducted by ESPN in 2000 ranked the basketball rivalry as the third greatest North American sports rivalry, and Sports Illustrated on Campus named it the #1 "Hottest Rivalry" in college basketball and the #2 rivalry overall in its November 18, 2003 issue. The intensity of the rivalry is augmented by the proximity of the two universities—they are located only ten miles apart along U.S. Highway 15–501 (also known as Tobacco Road) or eight miles apart in straight-line distance. In addition, both Duke and North Carolina are considered highly prestigious universities[1][2], which, coupled with their vastly different funding structures and cultures—North Carolina is a public school while Duke is private—contributes to the ferocity of the rivalry.[3] A recent funny anecdote reported on ESPN quoted one Duke fan as having won a large tournament pool in 2017 because he correctly picked UNC as the National Champion; but the fan then went on to say "It wasn't worth it".

Men's basketball

Duke and Carolina battled it out for the first time on January 24, 1920. The two teams have met at least twice a year since then. The games frequently determine the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) champion; since the ACC's founding in 1953, Duke and Carolina have combined to win or share 49 ACC regular season titles (77.7% of the total) and 38 tournament titles (59.4% of the total), including 14 of 15 from 1996 to 2011. The final game of the regular season for both schools alternates between Chapel Hill and Durham and has been played in Cameron Indoor Stadium since 1940 and the Dean E. Smith Center since 1986.

The Carolina–Duke rivalry is all the more intense because the two schools have consistently been among the nation's elite men's basketball teams for most of the last 30 years. Both schools are also two of the most victorious programs in NCAA men's basketball history; Carolina is #3 on the list of all-time winningest programs in Division I Men's Basketball and Duke is #4.[4][5][6][7] Duke has won five NCAA championships and has appeared in sixteen Final Fours, while Carolina has won six NCAA championships and appeared in a record twenty Final Fours.[5][8] Additionally, Carolina was also retroactively awarded a national championship by the Helms Athletic Foundation in 1942 for their undefeated 1924 season.

Combining for ten national championships over the last 36 years, Duke and Carolina have captured 28% of the national championships, or greater than one every four years. Over the past 18 years, one of the two teams has been the AP pre-season #1 ranked team in the country 8 times (44% of the time). Since 1977–78, Duke or Carolina has been in the pre-season top three 28 times (70%). Over the entirety of the AP poll (the past 69 years), the teams have been in the pre-season top four 69% of the time. Over this same period, one has been #1 18 times, making it an almost 3 in 10 chance that Duke or North Carolina starts the year at #1 in the last 50+ years.


History

Though the two schools had always had the great emotion born of familiarity and proximity, some of the earliest roots of the modern basketball rivalry occurred in the early 1960s when Duke star and eventual national player of the year Art Heyman got into a brawl on the court with North Carolina's Larry Brown which resulted in suspensions for both players. The rivalry reached unprecedented heights in the mid-1980s under head coaches Dean Smith of North Carolina and Mike Krzyzewski of Duke, thanks to the emergence of cable channels such as ESPN and the increasing coverage of the ACC in national broadcasts by the three major networks, giving a vast national audience more opportunities to witness the two teams and their coaches. Indeed, the two teams have been fixtures on national television since the early 1980s, and their final regular season clash has been nationally televised for most of the last 30 years.

When Smith retired after the 1997 season, he held the record for most wins by an NCAA Division I men's head coach, with 879 wins against only 254 losses. In 1982, with players Michael Jordan, Sam Perkins and James Worthy, he won his first national championship and second overall for UNC that year. In 1991 Duke won its first ever national championship and then with most of their team returning won another national championship in 1992.

North Carolina then won the championship the next year in 1993. Since then, Duke won the national championship in 2001, 2010 and 2015 while North Carolina won national championships in 2005, 2009, and 2017. In 2011, Krzyzewski became the new holder of the record for most career wins by a D-I men's coach, surpassing his mentor Bob Knight (who had surpassed Smith in 2007). On January 25, 2015, Krzyzewski also became the first NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball head coach to reach 1,000 career wins after Duke defeated St Johns in Madison Square Garden 77–68.

After Smith's retirement in 1997, North Carolina suffered through three coaching changes (from Dean Smith to Bill Guthridge to Matt Doherty to Roy Williams) between 1997 and 2003. The six seasons between Bill Guthridge and Matt Doherty from 1997 to 2003 Duke won 13 of 17 games against North Carolina and some said that the rivalry was on the decline. However, with the arrival of North Carolina's alumnus Roy Williams as head coach in 2003, North Carolina won six regular season titles in seven years (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012), won the ACC tournament in back to back years in 2007 and 2008 and won its fourth, fifth, and sixth NCAA championships in 2005, 2009, and 2017 respectively. North Carolina also won 6 of 8 games against Duke from 2005 to 2009.[9] Erik Spanberg of The Christian Science Monitor even argued in 2008 that the rivalry has tilted towards North Carolina in recent years.[10] However, since 2009 and as of March 11, 2017 Duke has won 13 of the past 18 games against North Carolina including 3 season sweeps over North Carolina in 2010, 2013 and 2015 and Duke has won 2 national championships since then in 2010 and 2015. During the 2009–2010 season, Duke won the regular season finale by 32 points, which was the second largest Duke win in series history.[11]

Following that game, Duke went on to win a fourth National title in 2010.

Former Esquire editor and author (and North Carolina graduate) Will Blythe argues that the rivalry's passion can be attributed greatly to class and culture in the South.

The March 4, 2006 game was the most watched college basketball game in ESPN history.

The rivalry has been the subject of various books and articles, including To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever by Blythe and Blue Blood by Art Chansky.[13]

Further illustrating the intensity of the rivalry, U.S. Representative Brad Miller, a die-hard Carolina fan, told an Associated Press writer in 2012, "I have said very publicly that if Duke was playing against the Taliban, then I'd have to pull for the Taliban."[14]

NCAA Tournament/Postseason NIT

The two teams have never met in the NCAA Tournament, though they have met once in the 1971 National Invitation Tournament, with North Carolina winning 73–67 in the semifinals at Madison Square Garden.

In 1991, the teams came within one game of playing each other for the national championship, as both advanced to that year's Final Four at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis. Chansky writes in Blue Blood that Carolina fans chanted "0-for-4!" at the Duke fans, while Duke responded with "Long time, no see!" In the first semifinal, North Carolina was upset 79–73 by a Kansas team coached by Roy Williams, who would later return to Chapel Hill to take the head coaching job. Some Duke fans had already arrived for their team's game by the time Dean Smith was ejected for arguing with the officials, and Chansky writes that they were ecstatic at the ejection, waving their hands and yelling, "See ya!" as they normally did at Cameron for a player or coach who was ejected or in foul trouble.

Below, in the Duke locker room, the Blue Devils were preparing for a rematch of the 1990 title game with UNLV in their semifinal. UNLV had won that game by 30 points and had come in undefeated in 1991, with many wondering if they were the best college basketball team ever. When the Carolina-Kansas result news got through, Mike Krzyzewski asked the team if they felt it was okay to lose since that meant they would do no worse than the Tar Heels, and some nodded. Krzyzewski understood but then added, "Flush it. Let's go kick their ass." Duke then stunned the sports world by defeating UNLV 79–77 and then went one better by beating Kansas 72–65 in the championship game to win its first national title. Chansky writes that one UNC athletic department staffer in Indianapolis was so distraught that he did not leave his hotel room the day after the national championship game, while when Duke arrived back in Durham, Krzyzewski is said to have asked the team at a turnoff to Chapel Hill if the team wanted to cruise down Franklin Street. In the wake of the Final Four, when talking about how close the two rivals came to meeting for the national championship, Krzyzewski said that he never wanted to see it happen because regardless of who won, the pain of losing that game would be unbearable for the defeated school and its fans.[13]

Memorable games and incidents

March 2, 1968: #10 Duke 87, #3 North Carolina 86 (3OT)

Duke defeated North Carolina 87–86 in triple overtime at Duke Indoor Stadium (later renamed Cameron Indoor Stadium) when seldom used Duke junior Fred Lind erupted for 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks after having only scored 21 points total in his entire career. When Duke All-American center Mike Lewis picked up his third foul in the first half (and Warren Chapman, his backup, had a knee injury), Duke coach Vic Bubas called on Lind to fill the void against UNC greats Rusty Clark and Bill Bunting. Lewis returned in the second half, but fouled out (four Blue Devils and one Tar Heel fouled out of the game) with about five minutes left in regulation when Duke was down by five, and Lind returned to the court. Lind went on to carry the Blue Devils in the three overtimes, blocking North Carolina's shot attempt at the end of regulation, making two free throws at the end of the first overtime, and knocking down a 15-foot jumper at the buzzer to send it into a third overtime. At the conclusion of the game, the students carried Lind to Duke's main quad.[15][16]

March 2, 1974: #4 North Carolina 96, Duke 92 (OT)

8 Points in 17 Seconds. Duke led UNC 86–78 with 17 seconds left. Despite the deficit and despite the fact that the game took place prior to the implementation of the three-point shot, Carolina rallied with a pair of free throws by Bobby Jones, then baskets by John Kuester and Jones after a steal by Walter Davis and a turnover on inbounds attempts. After Duke's Pete Kramer missed the front end of a one-and-one, UNC tied the score on Davis' 30-foot bank shot as time expired. The game went into overtime, where UNC prevailed, 96–92. To this day, many regard this comeback as the greatest in college basketball history.

January 3, 1975: Duke 99, #8 North Carolina 96 (OT)

In a Big Four Tournament matchup between North Carolina and Duke, the two teams played a see-saw game until a 10–0 Duke run in the second half made the score 64–56. North Carolina eventually tied the score at 70–70 with four minutes to go. Duke went back up by four with 1:41 to go, but a driving layup by Phil Ford with eight seconds to go in regulation tied the score at 82 and extended the game to overtime. The Blue Devils got quick baskets from Kevin Billerman and Bob Fleischer to open the overtime but the Tar Heels answered and eventually took the lead, 89–88, on two Ford free throws with two minutes to go. Duke answered with four straight points and North Carolina came back to tie the score at 92, and then Tate Armstrong converted a three-point play to put the Blue Devils ahead for good. The teams combined for eight points in the final 20 seconds of the game, but Duke's free throw shooting gave them the 99–96 win. Fleischer led Duke with 26 points and Phil Ford scored 22 for North Carolina.

February 24, 1979: #6 Duke 47, #4 North Carolina 40

Jim Spanarkel's Senior Day game turned into one of the strangest afternoons in ACC basketball history as Duke held Carolina scoreless for a half before knocking off the No. 4-ranked Tar Heels 47–40. Dean Smith resorted to the four corners offense and the Tar Heels held the ball throughout the first half, but Duke led 7–0 as Spanarkel forced two turnovers, assisted on a basket to Mike Gminski and scored the last bucket of the half on a short jumper. (Smith later said, "It should have been 2–0, or something like that, at the half.") Carolina's only two shots of the first half were air balls, that resulted in the first-ever chants of "Air ball . . . Air ball!" from the Cameron Crazies. Spanarkel added 15 points in the second half and finished with a game-high 17, hitting 8-of-9 field goal attempts. The win allowed Duke to tie North Carolina for the ACC regular season title.

Duke coach Bill Foster wasn't amused by Smith's tactics in the first half and the next day said, "I've been doing this a long time, but during the first half last night I began to think maybe I've been doing it for too long." He then added this infamous dig: "I thought Naismith invented basketball, not Deansmith."

December 5, 1980: #10 North Carolina 78, Duke 76

Carolina led by as many as 11 in the first half of the Big Four Tournament contest before Duke trimmed the lead to five at halftime. Carolina played much of the second half shorthanded as Al Wood and Sam Perkins got into foul trouble; Perkins would foul out with 7:55 to go. James Worthy did his best to pick up the slack, leading the Tar Heels with 26 points and hitting eight straight shots at one point in the second half. Nevertheless, Gene Banks was able to give Duke only its second lead of the game, 73–71, with 2:36 left. Carolina came back to tie it at 76. Future Tar Heel head coach Matt Doherty, a freshman at the time, was then fouled, and hit a free throw with 12 seconds remaining to provide the winning margin. A Jimmy Braddock free throw in the final second gave Carolina the 78–76 victory.

February 28, 1981: Duke 66, #11 North Carolina 65 (OT)

Duke struggled in its first season under Coach Mike Krzyzewski, going 17–13 overall and 6–8 in the ACC. However, the Blue Devils' regular-season finale was one to remember. On Senior Night, Duke's Gene Banks put on a tuxedo and threw roses to the crowd at Cameron Indoor Stadium before the game. Carolina controlled the game early, then went scoreless over a four-minute stretch of the second half to allow Duke to take a 46–45 lead late in regulation. The Tar Heels fought back to go up 50–49, and the teams traded baskets until two Sam Perkins free throws gave Carolina a 58–56 lead with two seconds to play. Duke inbounded to midcourt and called time out with one second left. Banks took the inbounds pass and nailed a jumper at the buzzer to force overtime. The Blue Devils took a 62–59 lead early in the extra session, but Carolina rallied to take a 65–64 lead on the strength of an Al Wood jumper and two free throws by Mike Pepper. Duke's Vince Taylor misfired on a short jumper, but Banks rebounded and banked home the game-winner with 19 seconds left. Banks led Duke with 25 points, while Perkins scored 24 for Carolina. Perkins also had 10 assists.

March 3, 1984: #1 North Carolina 96, Duke 83 (2OT)

The final home game for Matt Doherty, Michael Jordan, and Sam Perkins was a memorable one for Tar Heels fans. Carolina looked to be finished when Duke's Mark Alarie converted a three-point play with 20 seconds to go in regulation and the Tar Heels missed a jumper that would have tied the game. However, after the Blue Devils missed the front end of a one-and-one, Matt Doherty took the inbounds pass the length of the court and hit a 15-footer with one second left to force overtime. The teams traded baskets during the first overtime and headed for the second extra session tied at 79. Michael Jordan opened the second overtime with an ally oop and a free throw, but Johnny Dawkins cut the North Carolina lead to 82–81 with a short jumper. Duke would get only one more basket as Jordan and Sam Perkins carried the Tar Heels to the 96–83 final, and Carolina became the first ACC team in 10 years to go undefeated in conference play (14–0). Alarie led all scorers with 28 points, while Jordan topped Carolina with 25.

March 10, 1984: #16 Duke 77, #1 North Carolina 75

After losing two close games to Carolina in the regular season, Duke finally upset the Tar Heels in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. Johnny Dawkins and Tommy Amaker led the Blue Devils to a 40–32 halftime advantage. Nevertheless, Carolina went on a 12–2 run to open the second half, tying the score at 44 in a game that was close the rest of the way. David Henderson hit four late free throws to keep Duke in the lead, but Michael Jordan closed the gap to 77–75. Carolina regained possession with three seconds left in the game, but the Tar Heels comeback bid ended with Matt Doherty's errant inbounds pass. Jordan led all scorers with 22 points, while Doherty scored 20 and grabbed 10 rebounds.

January 18, 1986: #1 North Carolina 95, #3 Duke 92

The number 1 ranked Tar Heels opened the brand new Dean Smith Center against the number 3 ranked Blue Devils with the winner possibly becoming the number 1 ranked team in the nation. In one of the closet games in the rivalry, North Carolina survived a late Blue Devil rally to win 95-92.

January 21, 1988: #9 Duke 70, #2 North Carolina 69

Duke opened the game with an 11–2 run and eventually led 29–15, but Carolina cut the lead to three before the Blue Devils took a 44–39 halftime lead. Carolina still trailed 55–44 with 12:53 left when J.R. Reid took over the game. Reid scored 14 of Carolina's final 16 points to help the Tar Heels tie the score at 69 with 1:24 to go. A Danny Ferry free throw with 52 seconds remaining provided the winning margin for Duke, but not before Carolina forced a turnover and failed to convert on four field goal attempts in the final 30 seconds. Kevin Strickland scored 22 points and Ferry added 19 for Duke, while Reid dropped in 27 for the Tar Heels. This would become the first of three Duke victories in a season sweep over Carolina in 1988, including the ACC Tournament.

March 12, 1989: #9 North Carolina 77, #7 Duke 74

In one of the most intense games in the rivalry's history, Carolina defeated Duke 77–74 in the ACC Tournament final at the Omni in Atlanta to secure the Heels' first ACC Tournament title in seven seasons. The teams had split the two regular season meetings; Carolina defeating top ranked and then undefeated Duke 91–71 in Cameron in January (a game notable for the infamous "J.R. Can't Reid" placard displayed by some Duke fans) then Duke returned the favor in Chapel Hill in the season finale, knocking off Carolina 88–86. Tensions between coaches Dean Smith and Mike Krzyzewski boiled over during Tournament week, stemming from the Reid sign in Durham in January, and by the time the two teams met in the conference championship, the game had developed the atmosphere of a heavyweight title fight. Carolina led for much of the game, including a 39–35 halftime lead, but never could pull away. Carolina's J.R. Reid, however, outplayed Duke's Naismith Award-finalist and ACC Tournament MVP Danny Ferry. The game saw an incredible 49 fouls called between the two squads, and Carolina prevailed, but only when Ferry's 3/4 court shot rimmed out as time expired.

February 5, 1992: #9 North Carolina 75, #1 Duke 73

In a rough game between the Blue Devils and Tar Heels that featured blood and broken bones, Duke used an early 9–0 run to take a 16–11 lead with 12:55 to go in the first half. Hubert Davis' three-point play capped off a Carolina run to give the Tar Heels a 20–19 lead. The teams exchanged the lead 10 times before a Thomas Hill baseline jumper gave the Blue Devils a 39–38 halftime lead. The Tar Heels opened the second half with a 10–0 spurt, but then saw its offense disappear. Duke went five minutes before scoring a second-half basket but fought back with tough defense, holding Carolina without a field goal over the last 9½ minutes of the game. Carolina hit 12 of 14 free throws during that stretch; including two by Derrick Phelps with 44.5 seconds remaining to give the Tar Heels a 75–73 lead. Christian Laettner had two shots to tie the game in the final 24 seconds, but missed both. However, the lasting image from this game had to be Carolina's Eric Montross who took a couple of rough elbows to the face and looked more like a boxer than a center as he sank two late free throws with blood streaming down his face. Bobby Hurley broke his foot during the game, but continued playing. Brian Davis led Duke with 16 points, while Davis scored 16 for Carolina. During the entire season, Duke won every game except this one and a subsequent game versus Wake Forest, both while Hurley had his broken foot.

February 2, 1995: #2 North Carolina 102, Duke 100 (2OT)

With Mike Krzyzewski on leave of absence for the year, the Blue Devils suffered through their worst season in well over a decade. They seemed out-manned on their home court from the opening tip, falling behind 26–9 in the first half, highlighted by alley-oops by Carolina's Rasheed Wallace and a reverse jam by Jerry Stackhouse over two Blue Devils. However, Duke rallied in the second half and led by as much as 12, before North Carolina staged a rally of its own. The two squads exchanged leads four times at the end of regulation before heading into overtime. With three seconds left in the first overtime, Carolina led 95–92 and sent Serge Zwikker to the foul line with the chance to ice the game for the heavily favored Tar Heels. However Zwikker missed both free throws, setting up Duke's Jeff Capel for a running, 37-foot heave that tied the game as the buzzer sounded, sending Cameron into a state of euphoria. With the game still tied late in the second overtime, Donald Williams scored for the Heels and Jeff McInnis stole the inbounds pass for an easy layup, putting Carolina up 102–98. Duke answered with a basket of their own and after stopping the Tar Heels, had a chance to force a third overtime or win the game outright. Nevertheless, Steve Wojciechowski's jumper missed and Greg Newton's putback drew nothing but air, preserving Carolina's 102–100 victory.

January 31, 1996: #8 North Carolina 73, Duke 72

Duke took a 42–30 advantage into the locker room at halftime, and led 37–20 over Carolina with less than five minutes to go in the first half. Carolina managed to close the gap to 44–42 with 14:14 left in the game, but the Blue Devils stretched the lead back to 11 with 8:44 left. The Tar Heels fought back and pulled within one behind scoring from six different players over the next few minutes. Steve Wojciechowski hit a three-pointer to give Duke a 72–68 lead with 1:13 to go. Shammond Williams answered with a three to cut the Duke lead to one with 58 seconds left, and Carolina forced a turnover on the ensuing inbounds pass. Jeff McInnis drove the lane and fed Serge Zwikker, whose shot was blocked by Greg Newton, but Dante Calabria was there for the tip-in and a 73–72 Carolina lead. Duke's Ricky Price could not connect on a jumper at the buzzer, and the Tar Heels escaped.

February 28, 1998: #1 Duke 77, #3 North Carolina 75

Just two months removed from a broken foot that most assumed would sideline him for the season, Duke freshman Elton Brand rallied the Blue Devils from a 64–47 second-half deficit with 12 minutes remaining to a 77–75 victory over Carolina. The victory earned Duke the ACC regular-season championship and Coach Mike Krzyzewski his 500th victory in the most memorable game of the college season. Duke tied the game at 75 on a slashing floater by sophomore Chris Carrawell with 2:00 remaining and took the lead for the first time on a driving basket by Roshown McLeod one minute later as the Carolina offense lapsed into a series of turnovers and errant shots. Both point guard Ed Cota and freshman center Brendan Haywood had a chance to tie the game from the free-throw line in the waning seconds, but both missed the first of two free throws, and the Tar Heels were unable to turn intentional misses on the second attempts into points.

February 3, 2000: #3 Duke 90, North Carolina 86 (OT)

The Tar Heels were unranked coming into the game for the first time since 1990. Shane Battier scored 14 first-half points for Duke and Carolina turned the ball over 14 times to give the Blue Devils a 17-point halftime lead. Duke eventually took a 19-point lead early in the second half. Carolina then turned the tide down the stretch, scoring on 19 of its final 22 possessions, including a three-pointer by Joseph Forte with 5.2 seconds left to send the game to the extra period at 73. The Blue Devils scored on their first six possessions in overtime and got seven points from Carlos Boozer in the extra frame to hold on for the 90–86 victory.

February 4, 2004: #1 Duke 83, #17 North Carolina 81 (OT)

In the first game in the Carolina–Duke rivalry pitting Mike Krzyzewski against new UNC head coach Roy Williams, Chris Duhon's reverse layup with 6.5 seconds left in overtime gave Duke its 16th straight victory overall and fifth victory in the last six years on Carolina's home court. Duke turned up the defense late in regulation and went on a 10–0 run, taking a 72–69 lead on two free throws by Luol Deng with 1:06 left. Sean May scored on a rebound with 53 seconds to go, but J.J. Redick restored the three-point lead on a drive with 38 seconds left. After a Carolina timeout, Jawad Williams hit a game-tying three-pointer with 18 seconds to go and Daniel Ewing missed a potential game-winner for Duke with 3 seconds left. In overtime, Shelden Williams had two blocks and his defense forced Carolina into a 35-second shot clock violation with 22 seconds left. Redick then made two free throws to make it 81–78 and Rashad McCants drilled the game-tying three that set the stage for Duhon's heroics.[17]

March 6, 2005: #2 North Carolina 75, #6 Duke 73

On Senior Day in Chapel Hill, before the largest crowd to see a college game on-campus in the state of North Carolina (22,125), the Tar Heels had a chance to win their first outright ACC regular-season title since 1993. However, they trailed Duke 73–64 with 3:07 left after Duke's Lee Melchionni made a 3. Offensive rebounds and subsequent put-backs by Carolina's Jawad Williams and Marvin Williams, the latter set up by a Duke turnover, cut the lead to five with two minutes to go. Duke's DeMarcus Nelson then missed the front end of a one-and-one. Sean May then rebounded a miss of his own, and was fouled on the put back; he hit the free throw to make it 73–71 with 1:44 left. Misses by Melchionni and J.J. Redick gave the ball back to the Tar Heels, but Duke's Shelden Williams came up with a huge block to regain possession for the Blue Devils with less than a minute to go. Duke inbounded the ball and looked to move it quickly up court, but Carolina's David Noel chased down Daniel Ewing from behind and knocked the ball away before he could get a pass off. Raymond Felton came up with the loose ball in a scrum and called for time, setting up a game-tying possession for the Tar Heels – an eerily similar scenario to the game a month earlier at Cameron Indoor Stadium. This time, he took the ball to the hoop and got fouled with 19.4 seconds left. Felton hit the first, but missed the second. However, he redeemed himself for his failure at Cameron, and managed to tip the board to Marvin Williams, who took it straight back up, was fouled with 17 seconds left and banked it in, giving the Tar Heels the lead and blowing the roof off the Smith Center in the process. The free throw made it 75–73; Duke called time to set up one final play. Duke's sharpshooter, Redick, got the ball, but his 3-pointer rimmed out with 6.7 seconds left. Ewing's desperation jumper with 4 seconds left was an airball; May grabbed the rebound to run out the clock and seal the 75–73 comeback win.

March 4, 2006: #13 North Carolina 83, #1 Duke 76

Coming into the game ranked #1 in both polls, Duke hosted senior night, honoring the National Player of the Year and all-time ACC leading scorer J.J. Redick and two-time National Defensive Player of the Year Shelden Williams. North Carolina, the defending national champions, had lost the whole core of the team that won it all the year before, but came into the game on a 7-game winning streak. Freshmen Tyler Hansbrough and Danny Green led Carolina as well as veterans Reyshawn Terry and David Noel. ESPN broadcast the game on all three of its channels as part of its first ESPN Full Circle coverage, showing a marathon of past games hours before tipoff. Duke led early 13–2 as Redick caught fire and hit his first five shots. The Tar Heels fought back, cutting the deficit to one by halftime. The Tar Heels stormed out to a 72–62 lead as Hansbrough and Terry starting hitting their shots in the second half. After a timeout, Duke's Williams hook shot pulled Duke back within eight, but Hansbrough recovered a loose ball 25 feet from the hoop answered with a three-pointer to beat the shot clock. DeMarcus Nelson then hit 3-pointers on 3 successive possessions to put the Devils back to within 3 with 1:31 left. However, that was as close as it would get. The Heels hit their free throws down the stretch, Redick missed 15 of his last 16 shots, and DeMarcus Nelson shot an air ball that resulted in a shot clock violation that prevented a late Duke rally, leading to a final score of 83–76. The game was watched by 3.78 million households on ESPN and ESPN2.

March 4, 2007: #8 North Carolina 86, #14 Duke 72

Carolina beat Duke at the Dean Smith Center 86–72, completing the season sweep of the Blue Devils. The most memorable part of this game was a combative foul by Gerald Henderson when his elbow contacted Tyler Hansbrough's nose on a hard foul attempt with 14.5 seconds on the clock and the result of the game clearly determined. The contact broke Hansbrough's nose, drawing blood. The officials charged Henderson with a combative foul and ejected him from the game. After the foul, Hansbrough jumped up with blood streaming from his nose, but was calmed by his teammate Dewey Burke, before heading to the locker room for medical attention. Since then, both Hansbrough and Henderson have stated the foul was unintentional. To protect his broken nose, Hansbrough wore a face mask throughout the ACC tournament, and into the second round of the NCAA tournament.[18][19]

February 8, 2012: #9 Duke 85, #5 North Carolina 84

UNC held a lead of 10 points or more for most of the second half and were leading by 10 points until 2:09 when Duke's Tyler Thornton hit a 3-point shot quickly followed by another 3 by Seth Curry to close the margin to 4. With just 14 seconds left in the game, Tyler Zeller accidentally tipped the ball into the Duke basket on a Duke 3-point shot by Ryan Kelly. Duke was awarded 2 points on the tip in by Zeller leaving Carolina with a 1-point lead. Duke's Tyler Thornton fouled Zeller who made his first shot but missed his second leaving Carolina with a 2-point lead. Duke brought the ball up court following the defensive rebound off Zeller's missed free throw and Duke guard Austin Rivers hit the game-winning 3 as time expired. Rivers finished the game with a career high 29 points, including six three-pointers.

Rameses, UNC's famed live mascot, died the next day. Ann Leonard, Rameses’ owner, said the 8-year-old ram died peacefully, most likely of old age.

February 18, 2015: #4 Duke 92, #15 North Carolina 90 (OT)

Entering the game at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium with the passing of North Carolina's legendary coach Dean Smith a couple of days before, both Duke and UNC coaches, players and staff all gathered at center court and held a moment of silence for Smith. Once the game started Duke jumped right out of the gate with an 18-6 lead early in the game thanks to hot shooting. UNC would respond by outscoring Duke 30-22 over the next several minutes of the 1st half to cut Duke's lead down to 40-36 with around 4 minutes left in the 1st half. Duke then went on a 9-0 run over the next 2 minutes to get their largest lead of the game at 49-36 with 2 minutes left in the half. UNC would score the last 6 points of the half to cut Duke's lead down to 49-42 at halftime. In the 2nd half almost everything went UNC's way as UNC started dominating the post and eventually built their largest lead of the game 77-67 over Duke with 4 minutes left in regulation to complete a 41-18 run over Duke in an 18-minute span. With Duke still trailing UNC 79-72 with around 2 1/2 minutes left in regulation Duke's Tyus Jones would help Duke finish regulation on a 9-2 run over UNC to tie the game at 81 points apiece to send it to overtime. In overtime, the game was filled with missed free throws, missed shots, fouls, turnovers, lead changes and ties with Duke eventually winning the game 92-90.

March 4, 2017: #5 North Carolina 90, #17 Duke 83

On senior night in Chapel Hill, UNC had already locked up the number one seed in the ACC with Louisville's loss to Notre Dame, but Duke still had to win to clinch a double-bye in the ACC Tournament. Joel Berry II, who came off the bench so seniors could start, and Luke Kennard led the way for their respective teams and would score 28 points each. Berry made each of his five attempted three-pointers in the first half to supplement Isaiah Hicks's success in the post for UNC, while Duke's Kennard, Grayson Allen, and Jayson Tatum enjoyed success from outside the arc, including a bank shot for Kennard and a four-point play for Allen. Neither team led by more than four points in the first half, which ended with a 48-46 lead for UNC. In the second half, UNC stayed in front or tied until Frank Jackson would give Duke the lead on a free throw with fifteen minutes left in the regulation. In a game that ultimately featured 24 lead changes and 14 ties, Justin Jackson put UNC up 74-71 on a straightaway three-pointer after missing his first six attempts from outside the arc. After Jackson's shot, Duke would get as close as down by one but Berry scored seven straight points to keep UNC ahead. Allen uncharacteristically missed three consecutive free throws for Duke in the final minutes and UNC emerged victorious 90-83.

March 10, 2017: #14 Duke 93, #6 North Carolina 83

Six days after North Carolina avenged their earlier loss at Duke in February with a 90-83 victory at the Dean Dome, the two teams would face off in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament, this time in Brooklyn, New York in the Barclays Center. This game was only the fifth time that Duke and North Carolina had played each other outside of the state of North Carolina. North Carolina controlled the first half by outscoring Duke in the paint 32-10, with North Carolina's Kennedy Meeks leading the charge. North Carolina led by as many as 13 points and threatened to turn the game into a blowout, but Duke's Grayson Allen made four 3-pointers to get Duke within 7 points at the half, with North Carolina leading 49-42. In the second half, with North Carolina leading Duke 56-48 with 15:04 left, North Carolina's Joel Berry II picked up his fourth foul, which forced North Carolina to take him out of the game. Though North Carolina led by 13 points at 61-48 with 13:53 remaining, Duke used a 20-4 run over the next five minutes, thanks to steals and three-pointers from Duke's Jayson Tatum and Luke Kennard, to put Duke up 68-65 over North Carolina with 8:24 left. Duke then pulled away and won 93-83 to complete a 45-22 run over North Carolina in the final 14 minutes of the game.

Student Engagement and Tenting

In order to get standing room in the annual Duke-UNC game in Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke students set up tents and sleep outside in a grassy area outside of the stadium known as Krzyzewskiville and named after head coach Mike Krzyzewski. The process of lining up for tickets can last up to two months depending on the level of tenting the students choose to do and whether the game in Cameron Indoor is the first or second meeting of the teams during the season. Tenting, as it is called, is regulated by an elaborate set of rules that many Duke students could recite by heart. The rules are enforced by a set of students known as Line Monitors who regulate the tents and serve as leaders for the student section during the games.

Duke students who regularly camp in Krzyweskiville are known for their methodical preparedness, bringing headlamps, portable chargers, shoe bins, and many layers of clothing to endure the North Carolina winters (games are typically played in February or March, when the average low in Durham is 29.5 and 37 degrees Fahrenheit, respectively[20]). In the hours leading up to the game, students play music and put on dark blue and white paint (Duke's colors).

After the game, dependent on a win by the Duke Blue Devils, students rush out to their main residential quads (only a short distance from Cameron Indoor Stadium), and burn benches. Many residential communities at Duke traditionally build and paint benches for day-to-day use in the hopes of burning them in celebration of a win over Carolina. The students then rebuild benches shortly after in hopes of being able to burn them again the next year.[21]

At Carolina, a win over Duke typically results in students "rushing" Franklin Street, the main thoroughfare just north of UNC's campus and the commercial heart of Chapel Hill. Police block off the street before the game in anticipation of thousands of students celebrating the win. Bonfires are a feature of these celebrations, often using Duke gear as fuel.

Results

Scores of games (1920–2018)

Complete List of Scores

Ranking of the team at the time of the game by the AP poll is shown in parenthesis next to the team name (failure to list AP ranking does not necessarily mean the team was not ranked at the time of the game).

Duke victoriesNorth Carolina victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationDukeNorth CarolinaNotes
1January 24, 1920 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Duke 25 North Carolina 36
2March 1, 1920 Angier Duke Gym Duke 19 North Carolina 18
3January 26, 1921 Angier Duke Gym Duke 25 North Carolina 22
4February 23, 1921 Angier Duke Gym Duke 12 North Carolina 44
5March 5, 1921 Raleigh, North Carolina Duke 18 North Carolina 55
6February 4, 1922 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Duke 22 North Carolina 38
7March 7, 1922 Angier Duke Gym Duke 23 North Carolina 29
8February 3, 1923 Angier Duke Gym Duke 19 North Carolina 20
9February 17, 1923 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Duke 32 North Carolina 35
10January 31, 1924 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Duke 20 North Carolina 31
11February 19, 1924 Angier Duke Gym Duke 20 North Carolina 23
12January 24, 1925 Alumni Memorial Gym Duke 21 North Carolina 25
13February 14, 1925 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Duke 18 North Carolina 34
14January 26, 1926 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Duke 22 North Carolina 38
15February 20, 1926 Alumni Memorial Gym Duke 21 North Carolina 44
16January 31, 1927 Alumni Memorial Gym Duke 33 North Carolina 40
17February 22, 1927 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Duke 21 North Carolina 35
18February 4, 1928 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Duke 14 North Carolina 27
19February 11, 1928 Alumni Memorial Gym Duke 23 North Carolina 32
20February 2, 1929 Alumni Memorial Gym Duke 36 North Carolina 20
21February 16, 1929 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Duke 24 North Carolina 27
22March 2, 1929 Southern Conference Tournament Duke 34 North Carolina 17
23February 1, 1930 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Duke 35 North Carolina 14
24February 15, 1930 Alumni Memorial Gym Duke 37 North Carolina 36
25January 31, 1931 Alumni Memorial Gym Duke 30 North Carolina 18
26February 14, 1931 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Duke 34 North Carolina 23
27January 30, 1932 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Duke 20 North Carolina 37
28February 13, 1932 Alumni Memorial Gym Duke 24 North Carolina 18
29January 31, 1933 Alumni Memorial Gym Duke 36 North Carolina 32
30February 11, 1933 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Duke 31 North Carolina 24
31February 3, 1934 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Duke 21 North Carolina 25
32February 16, 1934 Alumni Memorial Gym Duke 25 North Carolina 30
33March 2, 1934 Southern Conference Tournament Duke 21 North Carolina 18
34February 5, 1935 Alumni Memorial Gym Duke 33 North Carolina 27 Overtime
35February 16, 1935 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Duke 20 North Carolina 24
36February 5, 1936 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Duke 36 North Carolina 34 Overtime
37February 21, 1936 Alumni Memorial Gym Duke 28 North Carolina 30
38February 12, 1937 Woollen Gym Duke 35 North Carolina 41
39February 25, 1937 Alumni Memorial Gym Duke 32 North Carolina 37
40March 4, 1937 Southern Conference Tournament Duke 30 North Carolina 34
41February 12, 1938 Woollen Gym Duke 24 North Carolina 34
42February 25, 1938 Alumni Memorial Gym Duke 39 North Carolina 33
43February 10, 1939 Woollen Gym Duke 32 North Carolina 37
44February 24, 1939 Alumni Memorial Gym Duke 41 North Carolina 38
45February 10, 1940 Woollen Gym Duke 50 North Carolina 44
46February 22, 1940 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke 27 North Carolina 31
47March 2, 1940 Southern Conference Tournament Duke 23 North Carolina 39
48February 7, 1941 Woollen Gym Duke 33 North Carolina 51
49February 20, 1941 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke 35 North Carolina 33
50February 27, 1941 Southern Conference Tournament Duke 38 North Carolina 37
51February 7, 1942 Woollen Gym Duke 52 North Carolina 40
52February 27, 1942 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke 41 North Carolina 40 Overtime
53February 6, 1943 Woollen Gym Duke 51 North Carolina 39
54February 26, 1943 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke 43 North Carolina 24
55January 18, 1944 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke 33 North Carolina 37
56February 5, 1944 Woollen Gym Duke 41 North Carolina 40
57February 10, 1944 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke 30 North Carolina 39
58February 26, 1944 Southern Conference Tournament Duke 44 North Carolina 27
59January 20, 1945 Woollen Gym Duke 50 North Carolina 41
60February 14, 1945 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke 38 North Carolina 50
61February 24, 1945 Southern Conference Tournament Duke 38 North Carolina 49
62January 9, 1946 Woollen Gym Duke 51 North Carolina 46 Overtime
63February 16, 1946 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke 44 North Carolina 54
64February 11, 1947 Woollen Gym Duke 28 North Carolina 49
65February 28, 1947 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke 47 North Carolina 57
66February 7, 1948 Woollen Gym Duke 42 North Carolina 48
67February 27, 1948 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke 56 North Carolina 45
68February 5, 1949 Woollen Gym Duke 34 North Carolina 64
69February 25, 1949 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke 40 North Carolina 64
70December 29, 1949 Dixie Classic Duke 52 North Carolina 59
71February 17, 1950 Woollen Gym Duke 55 North Carolina 58
72February 24, 1950 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke 46 North Carolina 64
73December 29, 1950 Dixie Classic Duke 71 North Carolina 63
74February 2, 1951 Woollen Gym Duke 68 North Carolina 71
75February 25, 1951 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke 84 North Carolina 72
76December 5, 1951 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke 77 North Carolina 59
77February 1, 1952 Woollen Gym Duke 73 North Carolina 66
78February 29, 1952 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke (15) 94 North Carolina (NR) 64
79February 6, 1953 Woollen Gym Duke (NR) 95 North Carolina (12) 89
80February 27, 1953 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke 83 North Carolina 58
81February 4, 1954 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke (8) 63 North Carolina (NR) 47
82February 20, 1954 Woollen Gym Duke (14) 67 North Carolina (NR) 63
83December 29, 1954 Dixie Classic Duke (18) 52 North Carolina (NR) 65
84February 4, 1955 Woollen Gym Duke 91 North Carolina 68
85February 25, 1955 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke 96 North Carolina 74
86December 30, 1955 Dixie Classic Duke (8) 64 North Carolina (4) 74
87February 4, 1956 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke (10) 64 North Carolina (9) 59
88February 24, 1956 Woollen Gym Duke (11) 65 North Carolina (9) 73
89December 28, 1956 Dixie Classic Duke (9) 71 North Carolina (2) 87
90February 9, 1957 Woollen Gym Duke (NR) 73 North Carolina (1) 75
91March 1, 1957 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke (NR) 72 North Carolina (1) 86
92December 27, 1957 Dixie Classic Duke (NR) 62 North Carolina (4) 76
93February 8, 1958 Woollen Gym Duke (13) 91 North Carolina (7) 75
94February 28, 1958 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke (6) 59 North Carolina (9) 46
95February 28, 1959 Woollen Gym Duke (NR) 62 North Carolina (3) 72
96March 6, 1959 ACC Tournament Duke (NR) 71 North Carolina (5) 74
97December 29, 1959 Dixie Classic Duke (18) 53 North Carolina (16) 75
98February 13, 1960 Woollen Gym Duke (NR) 58 North Carolina (13) 84
99February 27, 1960 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke (NR) 50 North Carolina (NR) 75
100March 4, 1960 ACC Tournament Duke (NR) 71 North Carolina (16) 68
101December 31, 1960 Dixie Classic Duke (6) 71 North Carolina (11) 76
102February 4, 1961 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke (4) 81 North Carolina (5) 77
103February 25, 1961 Woollen Gym Duke (6) 66 North Carolina (7) 69 Overtime
104February 3, 1962 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke (6) 79 North Carolina (NR) 57
105February 24, 1962 Woollen Gym Duke (8) 82 North Carolina (NR) 74
106February 2, 1963 Woollen Gym Duke (3) 77 North Carolina (NR) 69
107February 23, 1963 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke (2) 106 North Carolina (NR) 93
108January 11, 1964 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke (9) 84 North Carolina (NR) 64
109February 29, 1964 Woollen Gym Duke (4) 104 North Carolina (NR) 69
110March 6, 1964 ACC Tournament Duke (4) 65 North Carolina (NR) 49
111January 9, 1965 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke (6) 62 North Carolina (NR) 65
112February 27, 1965 Woollen Gym Duke (5) 66 North Carolina (NR) 71
113January 8, 1966 Carmichael Auditorium Duke (1) 88 North Carolina (NR) 77
114February 26, 1966 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke (2) 77 North Carolina (NR) 63
115March 4, 1966 ACC Tournament Duke (3) 21 North Carolina (NR) 20
116January 7, 1967 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke (NR) 56 North Carolina (3) 59
117March 4, 1967 Carmichael Auditorium Duke (NR) 79 North Carolina (3) 92
118March 11, 1967 ACC Tournament Duke (NR) 73 North Carolina (4) 83
119January 6, 1968 Carmichael Auditorium Duke (NR) 72 North Carolina (3) 95
120March 2, 1968 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke (10) 87 North Carolina (3) 86 Triple overtime
121January 4, 1969 Carmichael Auditorium Duke (NR) 70 North Carolina (4) 94
122March 1, 1969 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke (NR) 87 North Carolina (2) 81
123March 8, 1969 ACC Tournament Duke (NR) 74 North Carolina (4) 85
124January 10, 1970 Carmichael Auditorium Duke (19) 78 North Carolina (4) 86
125February 28, 1970 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke (NR) 91 North Carolina (19) 83
126December 19, 1970 Big Four Tournament Duke (NR) 81 North Carolina (20) 83
127January 9, 1971 Carmichael Auditorium Duke (NR) 74 North Carolina (20) 79
128March 6, 1971 Duke Indoor Stadium Duke (NR) 92 North Carolina (12) 83
129March 25, 1971 Madison Square Garden Duke (NR) 67 North Carolina (13) 73 NIT
130January 22, 1972 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (NR) 76 North Carolina (3) 74
131 March 4, 1972 Carmichael Auditorium Duke (NR) 69 North Carolina (3) 93
132March 10, 1972 ACC Tournament Duke (NR) 48 North Carolina (3) 63
133December 15, 1972 Big Four Tournament Duke (NR) 86 North Carolina (11) 91
134January 20, 1973 Carmichael Auditorium Duke (NR) 71 North Carolina (4) 82
135March 3, 1973 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (NR) 70 North Carolina (7) 72
136January 5, 1974 Big Four Tournament Duke (NR) 75 North Carolina (4) 84
137January 19, 1974 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (NR) 71 North Carolina (5) 73
138March 2, 1974 Carmichael Auditorium Duke (NR) 92 North Carolina (4) 96 Overtime
139January 3, 1975 Big Four Tournament Duke (NR) 99 North Carolina (8) 96 Overtime
140February 12, 1975 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (NR) 70 North Carolina (11) 78
141March 1, 1975 Carmichael Auditorium Duke (NR) 70 North Carolina (14) 74
142January 3, 1976 Big Four Tournament Duke (NR) 74 North Carolina (3) 77
143January 17, 1976 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (NR) 87 North Carolina (7) 89
144February 28, 1976 Carmichael Auditorium Duke (NR) 71 North Carolina (4) 91
145January 15, 1977 Carmichael Auditorium Duke (NR) 68 North Carolina (5) 77
146February 26, 1977 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (NR) 71 North Carolina (9) 84
147December 2, 1977 Big Four Tournament Duke (NR) 66 North Carolina (2) 79
148January 14, 1978 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (NR) 92 North Carolina (2) 84
149February 25, 1978 Carmichael Auditorium Duke (13) 83 North Carolina (8) 87
150December 2, 1978 Big Four Tournament Duke (1) 78 North Carolina (14) 68
151January 13, 1979 Carmichael Auditorium Duke (7) 68 North Carolina (3) 74
152February 24, 1979 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (6) 47 North Carolina (4) 40
153March 3, 1979 ACC Tournament Duke (5) 63 North Carolina (7) 71
154December 1, 1979 Big Four Tournament Duke (3) 86 North Carolina (6) 74
155January 12, 1980 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (1) 67 North Carolina (15) 82
156February 23, 1980 Carmichael Auditorium Duke (17) 71 North Carolina (8) 96
157February 29, 1980 ACC Tournament Duke (NR) 75 North Carolina (10) 61
158December 5, 1980 Big Four Tournament Duke (NR) 76 North Carolina (10) 78
159January 17, 1981 Carmichael Auditorium Duke (NR) 65 North Carolina (17) 80
160February 28, 1981 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (NR) 66 North Carolina (11) 65 Overtime
161January 16, 1982 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (NR) 63 North Carolina (1) 73
162February 27, 1982 Carmichael Auditorium Duke (NR) 66 North Carolina (2) 84
163January 22, 1983 Carmichael Auditorium Duke (NR) 82 North Carolina (3) 103
164March 5, 1983 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (NR) 81 North Carolina (8) 105
165January 21, 1984 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (NR) 73 North Carolina (1) 78
166March 3, 1984 Carmichael Auditorium Duke (15) 83 North Carolina (1) 96 Double overtime
167March 10, 1984 ACC Tournament Duke (16) 77 North Carolina (1) 75
168January 19, 1985 Carmichael Auditorium Duke (2) 93 North Carolina (6) 77
169March 2, 1985 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (5) 68 North Carolina (8) 78
170January 18, 1986 Dean Smith Center Duke (3) 92 North Carolina (1) 95
171March 2, 1986 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (1) 82 North Carolina (3) 74
172January 10, 1987 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (17) 77 North Carolina (3) 85
173February 26, 1987 Dean Smith Center Duke (17) 71 North Carolina (2) 77
174January 21, 1988 Dean Smith Center Duke (9) 70 North Carolina (2) 69
175March 6, 1988 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (9) 96 North Carolina (6) 81
176March 13, 1988 ACC Tournament Duke (8) 65 North Carolina (9) 61
177January 18, 1989 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (1) 71 North Carolina (13) 91
178March 5, 1989 Dean Smith Center Duke (9) 88 North Carolina (5) 86
179March 12, 1989 ACC Tournament Duke (7) 74 North Carolina (9) 77
180January 17, 1990 Dean Smith Center Duke (8) 60 North Carolina (NR) 79
181March 4, 1990 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (5) 75 North Carolina (NR) 87
182January 19, 1991 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (12) 74 North Carolina (5) 60
183March 3, 1991 Dean Smith Center Duke (8) 83 North Carolina (4) 77
184March 10, 1991 ACC Tournament Duke (6) 74 North Carolina (7) 96
185February 5, 1992 Dean Smith Center Duke (1) 73 North Carolina (9) 75
186March 8, 1992 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (1) 89 North Carolina (16) 77
187March 15, 1992 ACC Tournament Duke (1) 94 North Carolina (20) 74
188February 3, 1993 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (5) 81 North Carolina (6) 67
189March 7, 1993 Dean Smith Center Duke (6) 69 North Carolina (1) 83
190February 3, 1994 Dean Smith Center Duke (1) 78 North Carolina (2) 89
191March 5, 1994 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (2) 77 North Carolina (5) 87
192February 2, 1995 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (NR) 100 North Carolina (2) 102 Double overtime
193March 4, 1995 Dean Smith Center Duke (NR) 86 North Carolina (2) 99
194January 31, 1996 Dean Smith Center Duke (NR) 72 North Carolina (8) 73
195March 3, 1996 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (NR) 78 North Carolina (19) 84
196January 29, 1997 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (12) 80 North Carolina (19) 73
197March 2, 1997 Dean Smith Center Duke (7) 85 North Carolina (8) 91
198February 5, 1998 Dean Smith Center Duke (1) 73 North Carolina (2) 97
199February 28, 1998 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (1) 77 North Carolina (4) 75
200March 8, 1998 ACC Tournament Duke (1) 68 North Carolina (4) 83
201January 27, 1999 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (1) 89 North Carolina (10) 77 Recap
202February 27, 1999 Dean Smith Center Duke (1) 81 North Carolina (14) 61 Recap
203March 7, 1999 ACC Tournament Duke (1) 96 North Carolina (15) 73 Recap
204February 3, 2000 Dean Smith Center Duke (3) 90 North Carolina (NR) 86 Overtime; Article
205March 4, 2000 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (4) 90 North Carolina (NR) 76 Recap
206February 1, 2001 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (4) 83 North Carolina (2) 85 Recap
207March 4, 2001 Dean Smith Center Duke (2) 95 North Carolina (4) 81 Recap
208March 11, 2001 ACC Tournament Duke (3) 79 North Carolina (6) 53 Recap
209January 31, 2002 Dean Smith Center Duke (1) 87 North Carolina (NR) 58 Recap
210March 3, 2002 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (3) 93 North Carolina (NR) 68 Recap
211March 8, 2002 ACC Tournament Duke (3) 60 North Carolina (NR) 48 Recap
212February 5, 2003 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (9) 83 North Carolina (NR) 74 Recap
213March 9, 2003 Dean Smith Center Duke (10) 79 North Carolina (NR) 82 Recap
214March 15, 2003 ACC Tournament Duke (12) 75 North Carolina (NR) 63 Recap
215February 5, 2004 Dean Smith Center Duke (1) 83 North Carolina (17) 81 Overtime; Article
216March 6, 2004 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (3) 70 North Carolina (14) 65 Recap
217 February 9, 2005 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (7) 71 North Carolina (2) 70 Recap
218 March 6, 2005 Dean Smith Center Duke (6) 73 North Carolina (2) 75 Recap
219 February 7, 2006 Dean Smith Center Duke (2) 87 North Carolina (23) 83 Recap
220 March 4, 2006 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (1) 76 North Carolina (13) 83 Recap
221 February 7, 2007 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (16) 73 North Carolina (5) 79 Recap
222March 4, 2007 Dean Smith Center Duke (14) 72 North Carolina (8) 86 Recap
223February 6, 2008 Dean Smith Center Duke (2) 89 North Carolina (3) 78 Recap
224March 8, 2008 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (5) 68 North Carolina (1) 76 Recap
225February 11, 2009 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (5) 87 North Carolina (3) 101 Recap
226March 8, 2009 Dean Smith Center Duke (7) 71 North Carolina (2) 79 Recap
227February 10, 2010 Dean Smith Center Duke (8) 64 North Carolina (NR) 54 Recap
228March 6, 2010 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (4) 82 North Carolina (NR) 50 Recap
229February 9, 2011 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (5) 79 North Carolina (20) 73 Recap
230March 5, 2011 Dean Smith Center Duke (4) 67 North Carolina (13) 81 Recap
231March 13, 2011 ACC Tournament Duke (5) 75 North Carolina (6) 58 Recap
232February 8, 2012 Dean Smith Center Duke (9) 85 North Carolina (5) 84 Recap
233March 3, 2012 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (3) 70 North Carolina (6) 88 Recap
234February 13, 2013 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (2) 73 North Carolina (NR) 68 Recap
235March 9, 2013 Dean Smith Center Duke (3) 69 North Carolina (NR) 53 Recap
236February 20, 2014 Dean Smith Center Duke (5) 66 North Carolina (NR) 74 Recap
237March 8, 2014 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (4) 93 North Carolina (14) 81 Recap
238February 18, 2015 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (4) 92 North Carolina (15) 90Overtime; Recap
239March 7, 2015 Dean Smith Center Duke (3) 84 North Carolina (19) 77 Recap
240February 17, 2016 Dean Smith Center Duke (20) 74 North Carolina (5) 73 Recap
241March 5, 2016 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (17) 72 North Carolina (8) 76 Recap
242February 9, 2017 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (18) 86 North Carolina (8) 78 Recap
243March 4, 2017 Dean Smith Center Duke (17) 83 North Carolina (5) 90 Recap
244March 10, 2017 ACC Tournament Duke (14) 93 North Carolina (6) 83 Recap
245February 8, 2018 Dean Smith Center Duke (9) 78 North Carolina (21) 82 Recap
246March 3, 2018 Cameron Indoor Stadium Duke (5) 74 North Carolina (9) 64 Recap
247March 9, 2018 ACC Tournament Duke (5) 69 North Carolina (12) 74
Series: North Carolina leads 136–111

Achievements by season (1975–2018)

Achievements by Season
SeasonACC Regular Season
Champions		ACC Tournament
Champions		Duke's performance in
in the NCAA Tournament		North Carolina's performance
in the NCAA Tournament
1974–1975MarylandNorth CarolinaDid Not QualifySweet Sixteen
1975–1976North CarolinaVirginiaDid Not QualifyRound of 32
1976–1977North CarolinaNorth CarolinaDid Not QualifyFinals
1977–1978North CarolinaDukeFinalsRound of 32
1978–1979Duke/North Carolina (co-champs)North CarolinaRound of 32Round of 32
1979–1980MarylandDukeElite EightRound of 32
1980–1981VirginiaNorth CarolinaDid Not QualifyFinals
1981–1982North CarolinaNorth CarolinaDid Not QualifyNational Champions
1982–1983North CarolinaNC StateDid Not QualifyElite Eight
1983–1984North CarolinaMarylandRound of 32Sweet Sixteen
1984–1985North Carolina (co-champs)Georgia TechRound of 32Elite Eight
1985–1986DukeDukeFinalsSweet Sixteen
1986–1987North CarolinaN. C. StateSweet SixteenElite Eight
1987–1988North CarolinaDukeFinal FourElite Eight
1988–1989N.C. StateNorth CarolinaFinal FourSweet Sixteen
1989–1990ClemsonGeorgia TechFinalsSweet Sixteen
1990–1991DukeNorth CarolinaNational ChampionsFinal Four
1991–1992DukeDukeNational ChampionsSweet Sixteen
1992–1993North CarolinaGeorgia TechRound of 32National Champions
1993–1994DukeNorth CarolinaFinalsRound of 32
1994–1995North Carolina (co-champs)Wake ForestDid Not QualifyFinal Four
1995–1996Georgia TechWake ForestRound of 64Round of 32
1996–1997DukeNorth CarolinaRound of 32Final Four
1997–1998DukeNorth CarolinaElite EightFinal Four
1998–1999DukeDukeFinalsRound of 64
1999–2000DukeDukeSweet SixteenFinal Four
2000–2001Duke/North Carolina (co-champs)DukeNational ChampionsRound of 32
2001–2002MarylandDukeSweet SixteenDid Not Qualify
2002–2003Wake ForestDukeSweet SixteenDid Not Qualify
2003–2004*DukeMarylandFinal FourRound of 32
2004–2005North CarolinaDukeSweet SixteenNational Champions
2005–2006DukeDukeSweet SixteenRound of 32
2006–2007North Carolina (co-champs)North CarolinaRound of 64Elite Eight
2007–2008North CarolinaNorth CarolinaRound of 32Final Four
2008–2009North CarolinaDukeSweet SixteenNational Champions
2009–2010Duke (co-champs)DukeNational ChampionsDid Not Qualify
2010–2011North CarolinaDukeSweet SixteenElite Eight
2011–2012North CarolinaFlorida StateRound of 64Elite Eight
2012–2013MiamiMiamiElite EightRound of 32
2013–2014VirginiaVirginiaRound of 64Round of 32
2014–2015VirginiaNotre DameNational ChampionsSweet Sixteen
2015–2016North CarolinaNorth CarolinaSweet SixteenFinals
2016–2017North CarolinaDukeRound of 32National Champions
2017–2018VirginiaVirginiaElite Eight Round of 32

* This was the last year of a balanced regular season schedule (each team played a home-and-away series with every other conference foe). In subsequent years, this was not possible due to conference expansion.[22]

Football

The football rivalry is also intense, although not as intense as the basketball rivalry. While both schools agree that Carolina holds a large lead in the series, the two schools disagree on an 1889 game in which both teams thought they were supposed to be the home team. Carolina claims a 58–36–4 lead; Duke claims UNC leads 57–37–4. Two of UNC's wins, in 2008 and 2009, have been vacated. On 10/20/12, Duke beat UNC in football for the first time since 2003. On 11/30/13, Duke beat UNC in football for the second straight year, 27–25, winning back to back games in the series for the first time since 1989. That year, Duke won its seventh ACC Championship, while UNC has won five times. The 2013 win also gave Duke the outright Coastal Division championship and sent Duke to the Dr. Pepper ACC Championship Game for the first time since its 2005 inception and became the first Coastal Division representative other than Virginia Tech or Georgia Tech. Duke is the last university in the North Carolina Triangle region to win an ACC football championship. The two game win streak by Duke was snapped in 2014 on a nationally televised Thursday game when the Tar Heels beat Duke 45–20 at Wallace Wade Stadium. The upset loss took the Blue Devils out of a second ACC Championship game and allowed Georgia Tech to win the Coastal Division.

Nonetheless, there is some tradition behind the football rivalry. The two teams first met in 1888, and the rivalry has been renewed every year since 1922. In the 1920s Duke began appearing as the last game of the Carolina football season with some regularity, Virginia being the other team with that spot.[23] The Tar Heels-Blue Devils matchup would be the last regular season game for both teams for all but a few years from the 1930s until the ACC split into two divisions in 2005. Now the schedules are less predictable. The matchups at Wallace Wade Stadium in 2014 and 2016 took place on Thursday night and were televised on ESPN, adding national exposure to the rivalry.

Other sports

The rivalry between Duke and Carolina has spilled over into other arenas. From 2001 until 2011, the rivalry was strengthened by the awarding of the Carlyle Cup. This cup was given each year to the school that had the most combined head-to-head wins against the other school in all of the shared varsity sports. UNC claimed the cup 7 times, winning in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. Duke won the cup 3 times, in 2001, 2003, and 2004. UNC and Duke tied for the cup in 2007.[24]

Duke and Carolina have also developed a strong women's college basketball rivalry since the 1990s as Duke and Carolina field two of the strongest women's basketball teams in the nation. Duke made four Women's Final Four appearances in 1999, 2002, 2003, and 2006. Carolina made three Women's Final Four appearances in 1994 (winning its only NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship), 2006, and 2007.

In 1992 North Carolina defeated Duke by a 9–1 score in the NCAA championship game in women's soccer in a game played in Chapel Hill's Fetzer Field, a decided home advantage for the Tar Heels. UNC was led by future Team USA legends Kristine Lilly and Mia Hamm. This is the only time the two schools have ever met for a national championship in any sport. In 2007, 2008, and 2010, Duke and North Carolina played each other in the NCAA Lacrosse Quarterfinals, with Duke winning each time. Duke has won national championships in men's lacrosse in 2010, 2013, and 2014.

Twenty four students from the two schools got together from January 14–16, 2006 in order to attempt to break the world record for the longest continuous game of basketball ever recorded. The game set a new world record at 57 hours, 17 minutes and 41 seconds with Duke winning the game 3699–3444. All $60,000 raised from the marathon benefited the Hoop Dreams Basketball Academy, an organization which helps children with life-threatening illnesses develop successful life skills through basketball.[25]

School newspapers

As a tradition, one day prior to a Duke-Carolina basketball game, The Chronicle, Duke's student newspaper, publishes a spoof cover page for the day's edition with the title The Daily Tar Hole. Contained within are fake news stories poking fun at The Daily Tar Heel and the North Carolina Tar Heels. The Daily Tar Heel typically publishes former columnist Ian Williams' "Insider's guide to hating Duke" for the two basketball match-ups each year. There is a longstanding agreement that if Duke wins the first matchup, The Daily Tar Heel's masthead is printed in Duke blue, and if Carolina wins the first matchup, The Chronicle's masthead is painted Carolina blue. The losing school's paper also has to put the other school's logo in a conspicuous location and claim that the winning school is "still the best."[26]

References

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  3. ↑ ESPN Staff 69 (2000-01-03). "The 10 greatest rivalries". The end of the century. ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-03-25. Dean Smith. Coach K. Jordan. Hill. Tobacco Road. Cameron Crazies. The fans are passionate, the teams successful, the games almost always down to the buzzer. Two of the four winningest teams in history, going at it twice a year (and once more in the ACC tournament if we're lucky). This is what college hoops is all about.
  4. ↑ "All-Time Winningest Teams" (PDF). NCAA.com. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
  5. 1 2 "University of North Carolina 2010–11 Men's Basketball Facts" (PDF). Tarheelblue.com. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
  6. ↑ "North Carolina Tar Heels". Espn.com. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  7. ↑ "Duke Blue Devils". Espn.com. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
  8. ↑ "UNC Outlasts Oklahoma, 72–60". Tarheelblue.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
  9. ↑ Doyel, Gregg (2003-02-05). "No denying decline of Duke-UNC". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-03-09. In the good old days — and some of us college basketball fans on Tobacco Road didn't know just how good they were — Duke-North Carolina was the rivalry that launched a thousand copycats.
  10. ↑ Spanberg, Erik (2008-03-28). "Storied college basketball rivalry tilts to Tar Heels — for now". The Christian Science Monitor. The campuses of North Carolina and Duke University are eight miles apart. But the competition between the two is much closer.
  11. ↑ "No. 4 Duke Mauls North Carolina, 82–50". goduke.com. Associated Press. 2010-03-06. Not after an 82–50 rout of North Carolina on Saturday that marked their most one-sided home win in college basketball's fiercest rivalry and gave them a share of their 12th Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title.
  12. ↑ Blythe, Will (2006-02-28). To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever: A Thoroughly Obsessive, Intermittently Uplifting, and Occasionally Unbiased Account of the Duke-North Carolina Basketball Rivalry. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-074023-8.
  13. 1 2 Chansky, Art (2005-11-01). Blue Blood Duke-Carolina: Inside the Most Storied Rivalry in College Hoops. New York: Thomas Dunne Books. ISBN 0-312-32787-0.
  14. ↑ Litke, Jim (March 23, 2012). "'If Duke played the Taliban, I'd pull for Taliban'". Yahoo! News. Associated Press. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  15. ↑ Sumner, Jim (2008-02-21). "Looking back... A triple overtime classic in the Duke-Carolina rivalry". TheACC.com. Retrieved 2008-03-25. The best game ever in the rivalry? Ask 10 people and you're liable to get 10 different answers. But 40 years ago – Saturday March 2, 1968 – Dean Smith's Tar Heels and Vic Bubas' Blue Devils put on a classic that deserves to make any short list.
  16. ↑ Hoffman, Jared (1999-02-26). "Duke vs. North Carolina". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-03-25. North Carolina and Duke will meet for the 203rd time on Saturday and college basketball's best rivalry has had many classic games through the years.
  17. ↑ AP Staff (2004-02-05). "Williams has 22 points, 12 rebounds". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-03-25. Mike Krzyzewski thought this was more than just one of the best games in the storied rivalry between Duke and North Carolina.
  18. ↑ AP Staff (2007-03-04). "UNC clinches top ACC seed; Williams gets 100th win at school". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-03-25. Blood poured from his nose and onto his lip, chin and the court. The latest bruised face of college basketball's nastiest rivalry belongs to North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough.
  19. ↑ AP Staff (2007-03-06). "Hansbrough: No bad blood with Duke player". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-03-25. Tyler Hansbrough insists there's no bad blood between him and Duke's Gerald Henderson, who broke the North Carolina star's nose in the closing seconds of the latest Tobacco Road showdown.
  20. ↑ Durham, North Carolina
  21. ↑ Sun, Rachel, Bock, Katalina (2016-04-11). "K-Ville Residents". Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  22. ↑ "2007–08 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
  23. ↑ UNC Athletic Dept. Staff (2007-08-31). "2007 North Carolina Football Media Guide". UNC Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  24. ↑ "Carlyle Cup". Carlyle & Co. Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  25. ↑ Dees, Matt (2006-01-13). "For 3 days, it's no letups in the layups". City & State. The News & Observer. Archived from the original on 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2008-03-25. Two 12-person teams will try to break the Guinness world record for longest basketball game. If all goes as planned, the teams will play for 58 hours, including scheduled breaks and a halftime.
  26. ↑ Williams, Ian (1990-01-07). "Insider's guide to hating Duke". Editorial. The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved 2008-03-25. So this is my request, boys of basketball: Tonight, I not only want you to win, I want Krzyzewski calling home to his mother with tears in his eyes. I want Alaa Abdelnaby to throw up brick after brick. I want Rick Fox to take Christian Laettner to the hoop so many times that poor Christian will be dazed on the bench with an Etch-a-Sketch and a box of Crayola Crayons. I want Bobby Hurley to trip on his shoelaces and fly into a fat alumnus from Wilmington! Send Thad and Lorna home with their blue tails between their legs! God bless them Tar Heel boys!

Further reading

  • To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever: A Thoroughly Obsessive, Intermittently Uplifting, and Occasionally Unbiased Account of the Duke-North Carolina Basketball Rivalry by Will Blythe
  • Blue Blood: Duke-Carolina: Inside the Most Storied Rivalry in College Hoops by Art Chansky
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