Tar Heels To Finish Regular Season Saturday Night At Duke The University of North Carolina men’s basketball team will conclude its regular season with a matchup against top-ranked Duke on Saturday night. The game, set for 6:35 p.m., will be broadcast on ESPN and Westwood One Sports, with Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, and Kris Budden calling the action. The Tar Heels, currently ranked No. 17 in the Associated Press poll, are coming off a four-game winning streak and have secured at least a tie for fourth place in the ACC standings. With a 24-6 overall record and 12-5 in conference play, UNC has earned a double bye as the No. 4 seed in the upcoming ACC Tournament. The matchup against Duke marks the final regular-season game for the Tar Heels, who have won five of their last six contests without freshman forward Caleb Wilson, the team’s leading scorer and rebounder. Wilson, who was injured at Miami on February 10, has missed games against Pitt, Syracuse, Louisville, Virginia Tech, and Clemson. Despite his absence, UNC has remained competitive, with senior guard Seth Trimble emerging as a key player. Trimble, who missed nine games earlier in the season due to a broken left arm, has been instrumental in UNC’s success, scoring a career-high 30 points in a recent win over Louisville and contributing 20 points in a victory over Virginia Tech. Duke, meanwhile, enters the game with a 28-2 record and a 16-1 ACC mark, having clinched its 22nd regular-season ACC title. The Blue Devils are the second-most successful team in ACC history behind UNC’s 33 titles. The Tar Heels have a storied history against Duke, including a 71-68 win in Chapel Hill on February 7, where Trimble hit a game-winning three-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining.#university_of_north_carolina #duke #dan_shulman #jay_bilas #kris_budden
