Whether actually true or not, there are no games against Duke that UNC doesn’t need. This is for my own personal well-being, if nothing else. However, this one, the Tar Heels have to have. Carolina is still trying to work themselves off the NCAA Tournament bubble, and they need another Quad 1 win to stay in the conversation. Tonight against Duke would be a fine time to pick that up.
The game between these two in Durham last month was a rock fight. Basketball was played, to be sure, but it was ugly. The Blue Devils outlasted the Heels and came away with the win.