Duke’s blowout over UNC shows Tobacco Road rivals moving in opposite directions
Losing a rivalry game is one thing. Getting blown out is rarer, but it happens. But getting tripled up in the first half?
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Photos: Duke and North Carolina battle in college basketball rivalry action
See photos from the Duke Blue Devils and the UNC Tar Heels in college basketball action in Durham, N.C., Feb. 1, 2025.
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Blue Devils down Tar Heels in first meeting of season, 87-70
It was the Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel show in Durham Saturday as the No. 2 Duke men’s basketball team hosted rival North Carolina. Duke jumped out to a ...
North Carolina can no longer keep up with Duke, on the court Saturday and in general
Duke rivalry tends toward equilibrium, but the Blue Devils’ dominance and the Tar Heels’ struggles have thrown it out of balance as the two programs appear headed in opposite directions.
No. 2 Duke jumps all over rival North Carolina, rolls to 87-70 win to stay unbeaten in ACC
Cooper Flagg had 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in his Duke-North Carolina rivalry debut to help the second-ranked Blue Devils beat the Tar Heels 87-70 ...
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No. 2 Blue Devils rolls past rival Tar Heels 87-70
This weekend, one of the biggest rivalries in college basketball resumes. No. 2 Duke, fresh off a tense win against NC State, will host another Tobacco Road rival on Saturday when North Carolina makes ...
Duke's Cooper Flagg scores 21 in 1st rivalry game against North Carolina, leading Blue Devils to 87-70 win
At one point in the second half, Duke led North Carolina by 32 points and threatened to earn its biggest win in the Tobacco Road rivalry.