One of the biggest rivalry in sports has got to be North Carolina and Duke. Well the whole basketball roll got there wish this weekend when #1 North Carolina traveled to arch rival Duke who is ranked #5. The first half seemed to be a blow out. North Carolina had a ten point lead going into halftime. Tyler Hansbrough already had a double double by halftime. Duke did not go away though. Duke battled back to even take the lead late in the second half. But North Carolina now had there point guard and captain Lawson to get them over the hump. They seemed to be too much for Duke when it came down to the final seconds. North Carolina beat Duke by eight points. North Carolina is 8-1 all time when they face Duke when they are number one. When they go to Duke they are four and zero when they are number one. The rivalry isn't over but it will have to wait until next year or a good run by both of these great teams in the tournament for them to face each other again. I'm sure you will get even more information at elliot's website in which I set a link up for.
2 comments:
That seriously would have been amazing if these two had faced each other in the finals. Im so stoked North Carolina was able to pull it off.
I agree that North Carolina is a tough team come tournament time, but I don' think they are the best. I have UCLA marching all the way through the big dance and eventually being crowned the national champions in my NCAA bracket.
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