This story cracked like a whip, and for Zeller, it seared.
After the first half at the Smith Center, No. 5 North Carolina leads No. 10 Duke 43-40. UNC forward Tyler Zeller leads all scorers with 19 points. He also has eight rebounds and a block. Guard Austin Rivers leads the Blue Devils with 13 points.
No. 5 North Carolina will take on No. 10 Duke Wednesday at 9 .m. at the Smith Center. See how the two teams compare.
There are immense sports rivalries, just like great wars, that extend across state lines, regions and sometimes even countries. And then there are civil wars — brother against brother, friend against friend.
In the latest basketball matchup with N.C. State University, UNC students chanted “not our rival” — but many don’t realize that sentiment is a relatively new development.
Sometime during tonight’s epic Duke-Carolina match-up, while Butter is busy carving up the Blue Devils defense and John Henson has smacked another of the 16 Plumlee brothers’ weak shots back to Durham, you will turn to whomever you’re watching the game with, exchange drunken high fives and know true contentedness.
Graduating chemistry Ph.D. students were among the many who were disappointed when they didn’t win the ticket lottery.
While UNC students prepare for the mile-and-a-half run to Franklin Street after Wednesday night’s Duke basketball game, the Chapel Hill Police Department is also gearing up for the night’s festivities.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — As the clock ticked down in North Carolina’s 83-74 win against Maryland on Saturday, forward John Henson couldn’t rein in his emotions.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – After trailing Maryland for much of Saturday’s game, No. 5 North Carolina beat the Terrapins 83-74.
More than 50 emails from angry seniors demanding to know why they didn’t get tickets through the UNC-Duke basketball lottery flooded the Athletic Ticket Office inbox Thursday.
North Carolina will take on Maryland Saturday at Center College Park. See how the two teams compare.
UNC Mens Basketball hosts Duke on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. UNC lost to Duke 85-84 after Duke guard Austin Rivers hit a game-winning 3-point shot.
| No. | Player | Year | Pos. | Height |
| 1 | Dexter Strickland | JR | G | 6’3” |
| 2 | Leslie McDonald | JR | G | 6’5” |
| 4 | Luke Davis | SO | G | 6’0” |
| 5 | Kendall Marshall | SO | G | 6’4” |
| 11 | Stilman White | FR | G | 6’0” |
| 14 | Desmond Hubert | FR | F | 6’9” |
| 15 | P.J. Hairston | FR | G | 6’5” |
| 21 | Jackson Simmons | FR | F | 6’7” |
| 22 | David Dupont | SR | F | 6’5” |
| 24 | Justin Watts | SR | G | 6’4” |
| 30 | Patrick Crouch | SR | G | 5’11” |
| 31 | John Henson | JR | F | 6’11” |
| 34 | Stewart Cooper | SR | F | 6’5” |
| 35 | Reggie Bullock | SO | G | 6’7” |
| 40 | Harrison Barnes | SO | F | 6’8” |
| 43 | James Michael McAdoo | FR | F | 6’9” |
| 44 | Tyler Zeller | SR | F | 7’0” |