The Tar Heels lead the series 58-36-4 which dates back to the two schools' first-ever meeting in 1888.
Duke’s last win over North Carolina at Wallace Wade Stadium came in a 35-29 decision back in 1988.
Updates provided each quarter here and more frequently on Twitter @pksport.
Kickoff coming up in 45 minutes.
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1st Quarter:
- Duke kicks off and the Tar Heels return it to their 27-yard line
- Bryn Renner will get the Carolina offense going and he does with a swing pass to A.J. Blue
- RB Gio Bernard tries to gain some yards on the ground
- Renner shaken up after running the ball on the next play - stays down for a while but walks off the field okay it seems
- New QB Marquise Williams comes in for the Tar Heels
- Bernard with a big 39-yard gain gets Carolina into the red zone
- Renner is back in the game and tries to air one into the corner of the end zone, but is unsuccessful
- Duke defense is holding strong as play moves to third down and goal
- Renner takes the snap as Duke shows blitz - he has nowhere to go running to the right sideline - a loss of eight yards
- The Tar Heels' Caseey Barth kicks a field goal to go ahead 3-0 with 11:00 remaining
- Duke's Lee Butler returns the kickoff to his own 32-yard line
- Sean Renfree takes the snap and hands off to Jela Thompson - gain of 4 yards
- Duke keeps it on the ground but then Renfree puts in the air and it is tipped and intercepted by Carolina - flag down on the play at the end of the run
- A 15-yard personal foul penalty negates the interception and the Blue Devils get the ball back at their 49-yard line
- Renfree gets to work and moves the chains into the red zone
- Anthony Boone comes in to take the snap and takes the option and scores the touchdown
- With Ross Martin's kick, the Blue Devils take the lead 7-3 at the 6:59 mark
- Duke's total sequence took just under four minutes, 8 plays and 68 yards to score
- North Carolina returns the ball to its own 24-yard line
- First play goes to Bernard as Blue Devils defense keeps him to a 5-yard gain
- Carolina goes three downs and out and punts the ball to the Duke 37-yard line
- Renfree gets sacked on the first play, but Jela Duncan makes up for it with a 12-yard gain
- Renfree airs one to Desmond Scott for another 10 yards
- If that wasn't good enough, Renfree connects with Vernon for 35-yards - he becomes Duke's all-time receiving yards leader
- Duke is now in the red zone again and a rush by Thompson only gets a yard
- The Blue Devils can't score a touchdown but a Ross Martin field goal attempt hits the post and is good
- Duke leads North Carolina 10-7 with 2:02 to play
- Carolina returns the kickoff and starts its drive
- After a few plays, the ball is fumbled and Duke comes up with it
- Duke loses six yards on the first play and try to gain it back on the next one - they do
- Another gain of 13 yards by Josh Snead on the ground and the Blue Devils are back in the red zone
- End of the quarter and Duke leads North Carolina 10-3
2nd Quarter:
- Duke starts its drive on the eight-yard line and only gain a yard on the play
- On the ensuing snap Renfree is forced to throw it away and are going for it on fourth down
- Flag down on the play with motion on the line called against the Blue Devils
- Field goal unit comes out and Martin finishes it with another three points - Duke extends its lead to 13-3 with 14:12 to go
- Duke kicks into the Carolina end zone and it's returned 14 yards to start the Tar Heels offense
- Bernard is getting the ball and trying to take charge of the game and after a play gains a big 34 yards on the play
- Carolina is in Duke territory now on the 38-yard line
- Renner takes the snap and tosses it to Blue who then attempts a pass downfield - flag on the field as Duke called for pass interference
- Bernard back in for the Tar Heels and continues where he left off
- North Carolina is in the red zone now - Walt Canty is down on the field but slowly gets up
- Bernard continues to gain yardage on the ground for the Tar Heels while Duke defense is holding its own in preventing a touchdown score
- Casey Barth kicks a 23-yard field goal as the Tar Heels inch closer on the scoreboard - trailing Duke 13-6 with 11:20 to play
- Butler returns the ball to his own 26-yard line to start Duke's next drive which they start on the ground
- Then Renfree puts it up for Jamison Crowder for a 26-yard gain - followed up by Duncan
- On a late substitution, Carolina's Shakeel Rashad hits Duke's Conner Vernon and knocks him to the ground - no penalty
- Duke starts work on its offensive drive with a number of short rushes and passes
- After a 9-play, 48-yard sequence Renfree throws it away for his first interception of the game - UNC gets the ball back on its own seven-yard line
- With 7:47 to go Duke gets the ball back after the Tar Heels are forced to punt after three downs - Blue Devils will start with the ball on the Carolina 44 after an 18-yard return by Vernon
- Duke starts the ball moving on the ground as Thompson gains 24-yds on three runs
- Duncan gets another five yards and in the red zone again
- Crowder scrambles and gets inside to the one-yard line
- After one attempt, Duncan runs it in for the touchdown
- PAT by Martin and the Blue Devils now lead the Tar Heels 20-6 with 4:25 to go
- North Carolina starts its offense on the ground starting at its own 29-yard line with the handoff to Bernard
- Carolina continues to work the ball on the ground and comes up short on the measurement and will go for it on fourth down on their own 29-yard line
- Renner keeps the ball and converts the first down
- After seven plays and 19 yards gained, Tar Heels punt it and Duke starts on its own 15-yard line
- Clock winding down and the Blue Devils let it do so to carry lead into the half
3rd Quarter:
- Duke starts with the ball on its own 35-yard line
- Small gains and incomplete passes don't translate into much yardage gained for the Blue Devils to start the half
- Forced to punt, Duke pressures the return at midfield
- Renner starts the Tar Heels offense with a handoff to Bernard who gains 10 yards on the play
- Carolina continues to work the ball downfield with rushes by Blue and Bernard - convert their first third-down conversion of the game for a first down
- After a few more downs the Tar Heels pull of a fake punt and gain another first down
- Working the ball to Bernard on successive plays who works the ball down to the Duke 11-yard line - threatening to score
- With third and seven yards to go, the Duke defense comes up big with blocking a pass attempt - UNC field goal unit comes out and Casey Barth scores another three points
- Duke still leads 20-9 with 8:48 to play after the Tar Heels complete a 14-play, 48-yard sequence to inch closer on the scoreboard
- Snead rushes for Duke and then Scott gains 14 yards on a pass from Renfree
- Snead continues his work on the ground with an 18-yard haul as Duke enters North Carolina side of the field
- Renfree throws a strike to Isaac Blakeney for another 11 yards as Blue Devils continue the march upfield
- Vernon makes a 14-yard catch in the air at the Carolina 10-yard line - Duke back in the red zone
- Duncan carries but can't make it into the endzone on second and goal
- On the ensuing third down, Renfree tries to connect with David Reeves, but the ball is knocked down - Martin comes in to kick a field goal
- The Blue Devils extend their lead to 23-9 with 4:28 to go
- Renner starts the sequence with the snap but is sacked for a loss of seven yards by Dewalt and the defense continues to contain the Tar Heels inside their 30-yard line - punt unit comes out for third straight sequence for UNC
- Snead gains nine yards on the first play which is followed by more work on the ground - Duke has gained 186 yards on the rush so far - significant for the Blue Devils
- As the end of the quarter arrives, Duke leads the Tar Heels 23-9
4th Quarter:
- Duke begins the final quarter with a fourth down and it tries to use a faked punt to get the first down, but is unsuccessful - Carolina gets the ball back at midfield
- Renner keeps it to gain four yards on the first play
- Ross Cockrell with a huge block on third down and Carolina is going for it on fourth and six yards to go
- Duke blitzes and Renner puts it into the air for 34 yards to Eric Ebron - first down on the Duke nine-yard line
- Renner hands it off to Bernard who adds eight yards to his total for the game - short of the touchdown
- The Tar Heels are contemplating what to do with third and goal to go
- Bernard gets the ball and runs it into the enzone - Carolina shortens the Duke lead to 23-16 with 13:14 to go
- Duncan returns the ball to his 24-yard line and start on the run led by Snead - gains 19 yards on the play
- Snead carries it on the next play
- Renfree connnects with Vernon for another 18 yards and Duke is threatening again with the ball on the North Carolina 33-yard line
- Renfree tries to run the ball in order to gain the first down but gets hit and comes up short - Martin comes in to bail him out
- Duke leads 26-16 with 9:22 to play
- Tar Heels get the ball back and they get to work quickly as Renner finds Bernard for the rush and then connects with Ebron in the air
- Romar Morris gains valuable yards for Carolina and the Tar Heels get a first down after Renner keeps it and gets hit - flag down against Duke for a personal foul
- Hit by Jordan Byas gives Renner a first down to start on the Duke 13-yard line
- Bernard gets the ball and runs to left laterally, to the seven-yard line
- Renner throws the touchdown pass to Sean Tapley for a five-yard finish
- Duke now leads North Carolina 26-23 with 6:28 to play
- Lee Butler returns the kick 31 yards to his own 35-hyard line to start the next drive for the Blue Devils
- North Carolina almost intercepts on Duke's third down - punting unit comes onto the field - fair catch called by Bernard inside the Carolina 10-yard line
- Tar Heels first play doesn't go far as Duke's Kenny Anunike stops Bernard on the run
- Carolina gains some yardage on the next passing play including a first down pass to Tapley to the 25-yard line
- No huddle offense for Carolina is working as Ebron receives a 14-yard pass.
- On the next play, Renner puts up a pass to Highsmith which is stripped by Byas - Cockrell's attempt to recover is unsuccessful and Bernard picks it up and runs it into the endzone
- Carolina completes the PAT and now leads Duke 30-26 with 3:06 to play
- Duke can't return the ball before the Tar Heels shut down the return
- The Blue Devils make a huge 29-yard gain on Vernon's run to midfield
- Duncan gets a dump pass from Renfree and it's second and eight yards to go with 1:41 to play
- Renfree takes the third down snap and hits Vernon with a pass for the first down to the 36-yard line
- Another pass to Blakeney on the no-huddle offense - timeout called with the ball on the 23-yard line and 1:30 to play
- Renfree taks the snap and hands off to Snead - little yardage - 1 yard gained on the play - Duke calls timeout
- Crowder takes a cross-route pass and third and six to go - pass to Duncan who gains the first down - chains coming out to confirm
- Big spot and it's first down on the 13-yard line
- Duncan carries it and gets it down to the six-yard line and Duke calls another timeout with 28 seconds to go
- Renfree takes the snap and throws a swing pass to Duncan who can't hold on to it
- Third down and four to go and Duncan can't get the first down - another timout with 19 seconds to play
- Fourth down and two to and Renfree takes the snap and a high-flying catch by Crowder in the endzone scores the touchdown with Martin's PAT
- Duke leads 33-30 with 13 seconds to play
- Carolina working to get the ball downfield on next play which is incomplete
- Renner takes the snap with four seconds to play and Carolina tries multiple laterals and throws across the field until it hits the ground - game over
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