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The Carolina-Duke rivalry reaches new heights

The stands of the Dean Smith Center steadily filled with a sea of people dressed in Carolina Blue on Saturday night as fans gathered in the home of Tar Heel basketball to watch UNC take on rival Duke in the Final Four. As the UNC-Duke game began, the atmosphere in the arena became electric as fans cheered, booed, groaned, screamed and stomped their feet. (UNC.edu) NFL superstar JJ Watt gives shout-out to Armando Bacot
Despite initially hurting his right ankle in UNC's Final Four matchup against longtime rival Duke, Armando Bacot was able to battle through and play in.