This is a big game. From a strictly North Carolina perspective, this is the Tar Heels’ last chance to add a genuinely marquee regular season win to their NCAA Tournament résumé.
Of course, this is a big game for reasons well beyond that. Saturday’s game against Duke will also be the Blue Devils’ coach Mike Krzyzewski’s final home game at Cameron Indoor, and, unless a tournament bracket breaks a certain way, the final time he’ll ever face UNC. Games between Carolina and Duke always get most of the attention on days they’re played, but this one is truly going to have all eyes on it.