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The Best Wins and Most Infamous Games of the Duke-UNC Rivalry

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

Sports Illustrated

Where Are the Doubters Now? Coach Hubert Davis at the Heart of Tar Heels’ Tourney Run

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.

Sports Illustrated

Hubert Davis' tweaks have UNC's offense shining ahead of Final Four game with Duke

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.

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Leading Tar Heels to Final Four, Hubert Davis restores respect for Carolina basketball

North Carolina coach Hubert Davis broke out the “Griddy Dance” on the makeshift stage the Tar Heels bombarded while waiting to be presented their NCAA tournament East Region championship trophy after beating Saint Peter’s 69-49 in the Elite Eight.

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Mark Bradley: A lovely Final Four will be won by the greatest coach ever

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…

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UNC Rewrites Its Story As Steady Turnaround Turns Into Final Four Run

Defensive improvements and an unwavering belief in coach Hubert Davis turned this season from a disaster into a special one.

Sports Illustrated

Luke DeCock: Apocalypse now: UNC crashes Duke’s Final Four party, and Tar Heels earned their invite

PHILADELPHIA — It would have to be now. It would have to be this year.

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UNC beats Saint Peter’s to advance to Final Four in Hubert Davis’ first season

PHILADELPHIA — North Carolina first-year coach Hubert Davis made good on getting his players a taste of what he experienced as a player. The Tar Heels are going to the Final Four.

Tribune News Service

UNC beats UCLA to advance to Elite 8 in coach Hubert Davis’ 1st season

PHILADELPHIA — North Carolina continued the NCAA Tournament run no one saw coming a month ago with its 71-66 win over UCLA Friday to advance to the Elite Eight. The Tar Heels will face St. Peter’s on Sunday for a spot in the Final Four in New Orleans.

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Brady Manek recalls 'stressful' moments watching UNC against Baylor from locker room

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Brady Manek's ejection for a flagrant-2 foul was nearly a season-ending call in North Carolina's 93-86 overtime win over Baylor on Saturday. And all he could do was watch a delayed broadcast feed that brought anxiety for every cheer at Dickies Arena because he didn't know…

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UNC rolls to 95-63 NCAA tournament win over Marquette, advances to face Baylor Bears

FORT WORTH, Texas — Coach Hubert Davis accomplished in his first NCAA tournament game something North Carolina didn’t do in three previous tries — beat a Shaka Smart coached team.

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UNC basketball draws familiar name with unfamiliar faces in NCAA Tournament

North Carolina received an eight seed in the NCAA Tournament’s East region and will face the No. 9 seed Marquette in the first round on Thursday in Fort Worth. The winner could potentially face a second round showdown with defending national champion Baylor.

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UNC falls to Virginia Tech in ACC tournament semifinals, 72-59

NEW YORK — The stage was set for a third North Carolina-Duke matchup, but Virginia Tech just had to go and steal the spotlight. The Hokies snapped the Tar Heels’ six game winning streak with a 72-59 win the ACC tournament semifinals.

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UNC completes sweep of NC State as Puff Johnson scores career high for Heels

RALEIGH, N.C. — Last season, it was a toe that kept North Carolina' sophomore Puff Johnson from even dressing out the final 15 games. This season, a combination of a hip flexor and a sprained ankle kept him sidelined through the first 15 games.

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UNC basketball holds on to beat Louisville. Brady Manek leads the way for Tar Heels.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — It didn’t take overtime this time, but North Carolina still had to grind out a win against Louisville on Monday night, 70-63, in a game that had seemingly everyone at the Dean E. Smith Center standing in the final minutes.

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Happy with recent production, Hubert Davis seeks quality over quantity from UNC bench

North Carolina coach Hubert Davis can no longer look to his bench and know he's putting in a proven scorer now that Dawson Garcia announced he would not return this season for the Tar Heels.

Tribune News Service

UNC holds on to beat Clemson, 79-77

CLEMSON, S.C. — North Carolina’s much-maligned guard Caleb Love shook off his struggles when it mattered most. Love made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 36 seconds left. Then had a drive and assist to Brady Manek for the game-winning layup with 3.1 seconds as the Tar Heels escaped Clemson with a…

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