UNC lost in the first round of this year's NCAA tournament, and former UNC star Tyler Hansbrough still holds the Tobacco Road rivalry dear and hopes Duke loses in the Elite Eight.

In North Carolina's loss to Duke in the Sweet 16, Lanie Grant dished it to Alyssa Ustby for one of her final buckets as a Tar Heel.

The Duke basketball program's consistency paired with UNC basketball letdowns of late now equate to the Blue Devils boasting the nation's record Elite Eight count.

The action in the 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament kicks back up on Friday, March 28 in Regional 2 in Birmingham where bitter rivals the North Carolina Tar Heels and Duke Blue Devils meet for the third time this season, this time in the Sweet 16 at Legacy Arena at BJCC in Birmingham, Ala.

Would you rather be afraid of failure or afraid of regret? UNC women's basketball coach Courtney Banghart said the latter after the loss to Duke.

Oluchi Okananwa had her third double-double of the season and Duke beat Atlantic Coast Conference rival North Carolina 47-38 in a grind-it-out defensive battle, sending the Blue Devils to the Elite Eight of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

A season-low in scoring plagued No. 3 seed North Carolina (29-8, 13-6 ACC) as it fell, 47-38, to No. 2 seed Duke (29-7, 14-4 ACC) on Friday afternoon at Legacy Arena in Birmingham.

A report from Greenlight Media on Friday lists Duke among a number of schools that are expressing interest in Georgia transfer Silas Demary Jr., who entered the portal following his sophomore campaign in Athens. Duke's nearby ACC foes, North Carolina and NC State, are also on his list of potential suitors.

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