Even with the 2019-20 Duke basketball team's 2-0 sweep, North Carolina still owns a 139-114 advantage since the adversaries' inaugural meeting 100 years ago. A significant lead, indeed. However, unless looking through a baby-blue lens, one can easily see who owns the momentum in college hoops' supreme rivalry with 34 wins across the past 52 clashes.
In fact, the Blue Devils own the 1977-present series, 53-52.
Also, let's consider what would happen if we simply flipped the records from the 1920s, which UNC dominated with an 18-4 mark against Duke. If the opposite was true, then the Durham school would hold a 128-125 all-time edge against the foe eight miles away in Chapel Hill.