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UNC-Duke rivalry: All-time record against each other

By Mike Phillips

DURHAM, NC - MARCH 05: Jeremy Roach #3 of the Duke Blue Devils goes to the basket against Brady Manek #45 of the North Carolina Tar Heels at Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 5, 2022 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
DURHAM, NC - MARCH 05: Jeremy Roach #3 of the Duke Blue Devils goes to the basket against Brady Manek #45 of the North Carolina Tar Heels at Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 5, 2022 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /
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College basketball’s greatest rivalry is set for its most epic meeting in the Final Four on Saturday as UNC and Duke have their first rivalry game in March Madness.

The fiercest rivalry in college basketball is set to take center stage at the Final Four on Saturday night. Duke and North Carolina are set to square off in the NCAA Tournament for the first time ever, adding an iconic chapter to the most storied rivalry in the history of college basketball.

The teams have already met twice this season, with the Blue Devils blowing out the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill before North Carolina returned the favor by spoiling Mike Krzyzewski’s final home game at Duke with a 94-81 win at Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 5. A third meeting nearly occurred at the ACC Tournament but North Carolina was upset by Virginia Tech as the Hokies were on their way to a bid-stealing ACC title.

While this rivalry’s most epic chapter is about to be written, how does the rest of the book look in terms of the Duke-UNC rivalry?

Who leads the all-time series between Duke and UNC?

The all-time record in the rivalry is in favor of the Tar Heels, with North Carolina holding a 142-115 edge over Duke dating back to the first meeting between the programs in 1920. The vast majority of the Tar Heels’ dominance came prior to the arrival of Krzyzewski, who has compiled a 50-47 record against North Carolina since he took over in Durham back in 1980.

The rivalry has been fairly even over the past decade with the Blue Devils holding a 13-10 edge over the Tar Heels since 2013, a run that has included three meetings in the ACC Tournament. Duke has won two of those meetings but this matchup in New Orleans is uncharted territory for two of college basketball’s most accomplished programs.

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