NO. 6 NORTH CAROLINA (26-4, 13-2 ACC) AT NO. 3 DUKE (26-4, 13-2 ACC)
Time: 7 p.m.
TV: ESPN (Dan Shulman play-by-play, Dick Vitale and Jay Bilas analysts, Erin Andrews sideline).
Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.
RPI Ratings
North Carolina 5 (No. 2 ACC)
Duke 3 (No. 1 ACC)
Line: Duke -1.5 (150 o/u)
North Carolina Players to Watch: G Kendall Marshall, 6-4 So. (6.9 ppg, 9.7 apg, 1.3 spg); F Tyler Zeller, 7-0 Sr. (15.7 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 54.5% FG); F John Henson, 6-11 Jr. (14 ppg, 10.4 rpg, 50.1% FG). With eight assists in Wednesday’s 88-64 win over Maryland, Marshall now holds the UNC single-season record with 289. He’s tied for third in ACC history with Duke’s Bobby Hurley and needs 15 to surpass Georgia Tech’s Craig Neal to become the league’s all-time single-season leader.
Duke Players to Watch: F Ryan Kelly, 6-11 Jr. (12.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 43% 3s); G Austin Rivers, 6-4 Fr. (15.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.1 apg); G Seth Curry x Jr. (13.6 ppg, 2.4 apg, 39.2% 3s). Curry is averaging 17 points per game in four games against UNC, which is 17th-best in Duke history against its rival.
Storylines: The ACC regular-season title, the No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament and a possible No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament are on the line.
