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| Chelsea Gray - Chris Baird, Baird Photography |
It's the Battle of the Blue - Tobacco Road edition - between the #5 Duke Blue Devils and the #23 North Carolina Tar Heels.
The Tar Heels visit Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. on Monday night as one of the best rivalries in sports will hit the hardwood and be aired on national television.
The Blue Devils look to defend their 27-game home court
winning streak against ACC opponents.
Duke is in the final leg of a
three-game homestand after losing to #3 Connecticut (61-45) and beating Wake Forest (75-43).
North Carolina is coming off recent wins on the road at Wake (75-71) Forest and at home against Virginia (64-56).
Inside Duke
Record: 18-3, 9-0 ACC
Ranking: #5 (AP), #6 (Coaches)
Last Result: W, 75-43 vs. Wake Forest, 2-2-12
Up Next: at Boston College, 2-9-12
Head Coach: Joanne P. McCallie (5th Year)
Duke Record: 132-29 (5th Year)
Career Record: 448-177 (20th Year)
Inside North Carolina
Record: 17-5, 7-2 ACC
Ranking: #23 (AP), #24 (Coaches)
Last Result: W, 64-56 vs. Virginia, 2-3-12
Up Next: at Miami, 2-8-12
Head Coach: Sylvia Hatchell (37th Year)
UNC Record: 604-228 (26th Year)
Career Record: 876-303 (38th Year)
Noting Duke...
- Richa Jackson (60.0) leads the league in ACC games only for field goal percentage, while ranking sixth overall (51.6)
- Vernerey has played in team-best 93 straight contests
- Duke ranks first in the ACC with a 36.0 three-point field goal percentage
- Chelsea Gray's 6.2 assists per game ranks No. 1 in the ACC, while Elizabeth Williams is fourth in rebounds (8.5) in the ACC
- Gray is tied for the lead in the ACC with a 2.1 assist/turnover ratio
- Williams is averaging 4.6 blocks per game in ACC action, which leads the league
- Duke is the reigning back-to-back ACC Champion and has won a total of seven ACC Championships.
Noting North Carolina..
- North Carolina has won five consecutive games in conference play and is 4-2 on the year in road games
- Chay Shegog (16.7 points, 7.9 rebounds), Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (9.2 points, 5.7 rebounds) and Brittany Rountree (9.0 points, 2.4 rebounds) are the Tar Heels' leading scorers
- Head coach Sylvia Hatchell is in her 26th season at the helm of the program after guiding North Carolina to the regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament last year
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