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Associated Press
28-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Duke meets North Carolina for Sweet 16 matchup
North Carolina Tar Heels (29-7, 15-6 ACC) vs. Duke Blue Devils (28-7, 17-4 ACC) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Devils -5.5; over/under is 122.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 Duke takes on No. 12 North Carolina in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament. The Blue Devils have gone 17-4 against ACC teams, with an 11-3 record in non-conference play. Duke averages 73.8 points while outscoring opponents by 16.7 points per game. The Tar Heels are 15-6 in ACC play. North Carolina is second in the ACC allowing 57.6 points while holding opponents to 36.3% shooting. Duke makes 44.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.5 percentage points higher than North Carolina has allowed to its opponents (36.3%). North Carolina averages 7.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.0 more made shots on average than the 4.4 per game Duke allows. The teams square off for the third time this season. Duke won the last meeting 68-53 on Feb. 28. Reigan Richardson scored 23 to help lead Duke to the win, and Lanie Grant scored 17 points for North Carolina. TOP PERFORMERS: Jadyn Donovan is averaging 5.4 points and 6.5 rebounds for the Blue Devils. Ashlon Jackson is averaging 11.7 points over the last 10 games. Maria Gakdeng is averaging 11.1 points and 7.7 rebounds for the Tar Heels. Lexi Donarski is averaging 13.1 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Devils: 8-2, averaging 67.3 points, 33.7 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 8.6 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 53.7 points per game. Tar Heels: 7-3, averaging 66.2 points, 32.6 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 40.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.3 points. ___
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels meet in Sweet 16
North Carolina Tar Heels (29-7, 15-6 ACC) vs. Duke Blue Devils (28-7, 17-4 ACC) Birmingham, Alabama; Friday, 2:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Devils -5.5; over/under is 124.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 Duke and No. 12 North Carolina meet in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. The Blue Devils have gone 17-4 against ACC teams, with an 11-3 record in non-conference play. Duke has a 23-2 record in games decided by 10 points or more. Advertisement The Tar Heels are 15-6 against ACC teams. North Carolina has a 3-2 record in one-possession games. Duke's average of 6.1 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.4 more made shots on average than the 5.7 per game North Carolina gives up. North Carolina has shot at a 42.5% rate from the field this season, 3.6 percentage points higher than the 38.9% shooting opponents of Duke have averaged. The teams play each other for the third time this season. Duke won the last matchup 68-53 on Feb. 28. Reigan Richardson scored 23 to help lead Duke to the win, and Lanie Grant scored 17 points for North Carolina. TOP PERFORMERS: Ashlon Jackson is shooting 38.2% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Blue Devils, while averaging 12.5 points. Toby Fournier is averaging 11.6 points over the past 10 games. Advertisement Maria Gakdeng is scoring 11.1 points per game and averaging 7.7 rebounds for the Tar Heels. Lexi Donarski is averaging 13.1 points and 1.9 rebounds over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Devils: 8-2, averaging 67.3 points, 33.7 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 8.6 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 53.7 points per game. Tar Heels: 7-3, averaging 66.2 points, 32.6 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 40.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.3 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Associated Press
27-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels meet in Sweet 16
North Carolina Tar Heels (29-7, 15-6 ACC) vs. Duke Blue Devils (28-7, 17-4 ACC) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Devils -5.5; over/under is 124.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 Duke and No. 12 North Carolina meet in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. The Blue Devils have gone 17-4 against ACC teams, with an 11-3 record in non-conference play. Duke has a 23-2 record in games decided by 10 points or more. The Tar Heels are 15-6 against ACC teams. North Carolina has a 3-2 record in one-possession games. Duke's average of 6.1 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.4 more made shots on average than the 5.7 per game North Carolina gives up. North Carolina has shot at a 42.5% rate from the field this season, 3.6 percentage points higher than the 38.9% shooting opponents of Duke have averaged. The teams play each other for the third time this season. Duke won the last matchup 68-53 on Feb. 28. Reigan Richardson scored 23 to help lead Duke to the win, and Lanie Grant scored 17 points for North Carolina. TOP PERFORMERS: Ashlon Jackson is shooting 38.2% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Blue Devils, while averaging 12.5 points. Toby Fournier is averaging 11.6 points over the past 10 games. Maria Gakdeng is scoring 11.1 points per game and averaging 7.7 rebounds for the Tar Heels. Lexi Donarski is averaging 13.1 points and 1.9 rebounds over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Devils: 8-2, averaging 67.3 points, 33.7 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 8.6 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 53.7 points per game. Tar Heels: 7-3, averaging 66.2 points, 32.6 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 40.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.3 points. ___
New York Times
27-02-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
UNC at Duke women's basketball: How to watch the in-state rivalry on national TV
North Carolina is 9-0 in true road games, the last undefeated team on opposing floors. It walks into Cameron Indoor Stadium as a loathed rival, slight favorite and massive ACC litmus test. UNC-Duke is always a good time, but it's best when both sides are nationally ranked. Thursday night's blue bash is Picasso-approved. Advertisement The Tar Heels hit their penultimate game as winners of seven straight. Five of those were by five or fewer points, and Sunday's double-digit comeback at Louisville was tense. Courtney Banghart's team grinds out close games and triumphs in the turnover margins. First-year Lanie Grant is coming off a shocking breakout moment. She had scored just two points in three of her five previous games but dropped 19 at Louisville to save UNC. The team is paced by a trio of seniors — perimeter shooter Lexi Donarski, inside-out talent Alyssa Utsby and paint presence Maria Gakdeng. Utsby's versatility in playmaking and on the glass leads to a full box score and a thorough highlight reel: And sophomore Reniya Kelly is heating up, averaging 15.3 points per game in February. At 13-3 in their conference, North Carolina is one game behind NC State and two behind Notre Dame in the ACC standings. Duke is right behind them, tied with Louisville and Florida State for fourth at a 12-4 conference mark. Kara Lawson's crew has played the fifth-hardest schedule in the nation, per Basketball Reference, and they have a deep reserve that ranks third in bench scoring. They dropped back-to-back games for the first time all season this month, then took it all out on Syracuse in Sunday's 31-point demolition. The Blue Devils lead the ACC in rebounds, steals and 3-pointers allowed this year. The defense sets the tone, though guard Ashlon Jackson is letting it fly behind the arc, and forward Toby Fournier dropped a 24-piece on Miami and had 22 against Syracuse. All-time series: UNC holds a very slim lead, 56-53. It won last time out, a free-throw-heavy scrapper on Jan. 9. (Photo by Nicholas Faulkner / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
