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NEW ORLEANS — North Carolina forward Armando Bacot said he’s been getting constant treatment since rolling his right ankle late in Saturday’s semifinal win over Duke and, without question, he’s going to play in Monday’s NCAA men’s basketball national championship game against Kansas.

NEW ORLEANS — Of course North Carolina faces yet another team against which they’re favored to lose in the NCAA tournament. This time, it’s the final.

NEW ORLEANS —North Carolina coach Hubert Davis' vision was there even when it seemed perhaps absurd to believe the Tar Heels would reach the Final Four. The first-year coach took a well-used motivational tactic a step further before the season began.

The stakes have never been this high for these bitter rivals … but 31 years ago, they almost were even bigger.

Ahead of Saturday’s highly-anticipated matchup with Duke, Bacot revealed what’s been fueling his team’s surprise run to New Orleans.

Before these two meet in the Final Four, we’re looking back at their unmatched history.

With determination and an unwavering positivity, the first-year head coach has silenced his critics as North Carolina prepares to play rival Duke in the national semifinals.

On a possession where they had to score, in a game they had to win, North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis called a play for Caleb Love that the sophomore guard had never run before.

For all Duke’s success/splendor/snootiness, the great school with the great coach conducts its daily business in the shadow of its greatest rival. A Duke fan cannot turn around in North Carolina’s Triangle without seeing two or three or 10 Tar Heel backers. Duke has produced one U.S. president – Richard…