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No. 18 North Carolina will play its final regular season game against the No. 1 Duke Blue Devils.
The Tar Heels stunned then No. 4 Duke 71-68 in a thriller at the Dean E. Smith Center, a game that had just about everything. North Carolina senior guard Seth Trimble drilled a corner 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left for the game-winner, capping a furious comeback and setting off bedlam. The Tar Heels trailed for 37:39 and didn’t take their first lead until Trimble’s shot.
It will be a much tougher task for the Tar Heels to beat Duke, especially with Caleb Wilson out for the rest of the season after suffering a thumb injury in practice on Thursday. On top of that, North Carolina now heads into the lion’s den that is Cameron Indoor Stadium.
With that in mind, here is a look at the most memorable games between these two Tobacco Road rivals at Duke’s famed arena.
One of the earliest and fiercest displays of this rivalry was an on-court fight on February 4, 1961. It was at this UNC-Duke matchup that UNC players Larry Brown and Don Walsh and Duke player Art Heyman started a bench-clearing brawl. It has been suggested that some of the hostility between Brown and Heyman may have resulted from having played against each other in high school. Heyman had also committed to attending UNC before changing his mind and enrolling at Duke.
North Carolina was 12-1 in the ACC but were upset in three overtimes at Duke Indoor Stadium. Fred Lind, a junior reserve for the Blue Devils, played more minutes in this game than the rest of the season combined and scored 16 points. He made buzzer-beating shots at the end of the first and second overtimes.
The Tar Heels grabbed an 26-9 lead, but Duke rallied and was up by 12 in the second half. Down nine with 6:18 to play, the Tar Heels came back and forced overtime. North Carolina jumped out to nine-point lead, but Duke made four 3-pointers, including a running 30-footer by Jeff Capel at the buzzer to send the game to a second overtime.
Donald Williams and Jeff McInnis hit clutch shots to give the Tar Heels the win. The 202 points were the most ever scored in the series.
Capel’s shot is one of the most memorable shots in the rivalry, as it is sometimes played in commercials on television. Moreover, some people think he hit the game-winner for Duke despite North Carolina winning the game.
Duke entered the game as the clear No. 1 team in the country and a heavy favorite after beating North Carolina by 20 points in their first meeting. With Senior Night festivities honoring national player of the year J.J. Redick and two-time national defensive player of the year Shelden Williams, few expected an upset.
Freshman Tyler Hansbrough didn’t get the memo. He led the 13th-ranked Tar Heels to an 83-76 upset, finishing with 27 points on 8-of-16 shooting, including a 3-pointer, and 10 rebounds for a double-double. He also added two blocks and a steal.
On paper, a ranked North Carolina team beating Duke might not sound shocking. But the Tar Heels had lost most of the core from their national championship squad the year before — and they would not lose in Durham during Hansbrough’s four seasons in Chapel Hill.
In Mike Krzyzewski’s final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium, unranked North Carolina stunned No. 4 Duke 94-81 in Durham. The Tar Heels, led by first-year coach Hubert Davis, jumped out to an 11-4 lead before Paolo Banchero’s hot shooting sparked a 14-0 Duke run that turned a 28-23 UNC edge into a 37-28 Blue Devils lead late in the first half.
North Carolina closed the half on a surge, capped by R.J. Davis’ buzzer-beating 3-pointer to cut the deficit to two. Duke pushed the lead to seven after the break, but a balanced UNC attack took control. The Tar Heels outscored Duke 38-20 over the final 10:30 to secure a signature upset in front of the Cameron Crazies and 96 of Krzyzewski’s former players.
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The Tar Heels stunned then No. 4 Duke 71-68 in a thriller at the Dean E. Smith Center, a game that had just about everything. North Carolina senior guard Seth Trimble drilled a corner 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left for the game-winner, capping a furious comeback and setting off bedlam. The Tar Heels trailed for 37:39 and didn’t take their first lead until Trimble’s shot.
It will be a much tougher task for the Tar Heels to beat Duke, especially with Caleb Wilson out for the rest of the season after suffering a thumb injury in practice on Thursday. On top of that, North Carolina now heads into the lion’s den that is Cameron Indoor Stadium.
With that in mind, here is a look at the most memorable games between these two Tobacco Road rivals at Duke’s famed arena.
1961: From Rivalry to Pure Hatred
One of the earliest and fiercest displays of this rivalry was an on-court fight on February 4, 1961. It was at this UNC-Duke matchup that UNC players Larry Brown and Don Walsh and Duke player Art Heyman started a bench-clearing brawl. It has been suggested that some of the hostility between Brown and Heyman may have resulted from having played against each other in high school. Heyman had also committed to attending UNC before changing his mind and enrolling at Duke.
1968: The Fred Lind Game
North Carolina was 12-1 in the ACC but were upset in three overtimes at Duke Indoor Stadium. Fred Lind, a junior reserve for the Blue Devils, played more minutes in this game than the rest of the season combined and scored 16 points. He made buzzer-beating shots at the end of the first and second overtimes.
1995: Jeff Capel Forces a Second Overtime
The Tar Heels grabbed an 26-9 lead, but Duke rallied and was up by 12 in the second half. Down nine with 6:18 to play, the Tar Heels came back and forced overtime. North Carolina jumped out to nine-point lead, but Duke made four 3-pointers, including a running 30-footer by Jeff Capel at the buzzer to send the game to a second overtime.
Donald Williams and Jeff McInnis hit clutch shots to give the Tar Heels the win. The 202 points were the most ever scored in the series.
Capel’s shot is one of the most memorable shots in the rivalry, as it is sometimes played in commercials on television. Moreover, some people think he hit the game-winner for Duke despite North Carolina winning the game.
2006: Tyler Hansbrough Begins Reign of Terror in Cameron
Duke entered the game as the clear No. 1 team in the country and a heavy favorite after beating North Carolina by 20 points in their first meeting. With Senior Night festivities honoring national player of the year J.J. Redick and two-time national defensive player of the year Shelden Williams, few expected an upset.
Freshman Tyler Hansbrough didn’t get the memo. He led the 13th-ranked Tar Heels to an 83-76 upset, finishing with 27 points on 8-of-16 shooting, including a 3-pointer, and 10 rebounds for a double-double. He also added two blocks and a steal.
On paper, a ranked North Carolina team beating Duke might not sound shocking. But the Tar Heels had lost most of the core from their national championship squad the year before — and they would not lose in Durham during Hansbrough’s four seasons in Chapel Hill.
2022: UNC upsets Duke in Coach K’s Final Game
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In Mike Krzyzewski’s final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium, unranked North Carolina stunned No. 4 Duke 94-81 in Durham. The Tar Heels, led by first-year coach Hubert Davis, jumped out to an 11-4 lead before Paolo Banchero’s hot shooting sparked a 14-0 Duke run that turned a 28-23 UNC edge into a 37-28 Blue Devils lead late in the first half.
North Carolina closed the half on a surge, capped by R.J. Davis’ buzzer-beating 3-pointer to cut the deficit to two. Duke pushed the lead to seven after the break, but a balanced UNC attack took control. The Tar Heels outscored Duke 38-20 over the final 10:30 to secure a signature upset in front of the Cameron Crazies and 96 of Krzyzewski’s former players.
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