Published Feb 5, 2021
THI Basketball Central: Duke
John Gwaltney  •  TarHeelIllustrated
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Date: Saturday, February 6, 2021

Location: Durham, North Carolina

Arena: Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)

Time/TV: 6:00 pm/ESPN

Live Audio: Tar Heel Sports Network, GoHeelsTV; Sirius (132), XM (193), SiriusXM Online (955)

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DUKE - NORTH CAROLINA SERIES

Series vs. UNC: Carolina leads 139-114

Last Meeting: Duke 89 Carolina 76 OT (3/7/20)

Streak: Duke has won three in a row following a three-game winning streak by the Tar Heels.

DUKE BLUE DEVILS (7-6, 5-4)

Head Coach: Mike Krzyzewski (1,091-297 at Duke, 1,165-356 overall)

Rankings: NR AP, NR Coaches, #66 NET, #39 ESPN BPI, #31 Sagarin

Strength of Schedule: #49

Strength of Record: #77

Offense (Per Game): 74.2 points, 45.0 FG%, 32.8 3-pt FG%, 71.4 FT%, 37.1 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 13.3 turnovers, 1.1 A/T ratio, 8.2 steals, 4.2 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 70.7 points, 45.7 FG%, 36.7 3-pt FG%, 69.9 FT%, 33.0 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 14.0 turnovers, 0.9 A/T ratio, 6.3 steals, 3.8 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#14 Jordan Goldwire, G, 6-2, 184, Sr. (30.6 mpg, 6.8 ppg, 3.2rpg, 3.7 apg)

#2 DJ Steward G, 6-2, 163, Fr. (31.8 mpg, 13.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.1 apg)

#21 Matthew Hurt, F, 6-9, 235, So. (33.5 mpg, 18.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.4 apg)

#0 Wendell Moore Jr, F, 6-5, 216, So. (24.5 mpg, 8.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.7 apg)

#1 Jalen Johnson F, 6-9, 220, Fr. (23.1 mpg, 12.1 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 2.4 apg)

NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (11-6, 6-4)

Head Coach: Roy Williams (478-158 at UNC, 896-259 overall)

Rankings: #41 AP, #41 Coaches, #56 NET, #34 ESPN BPI, #39 Sagarin

Strength of Schedule: #27

Strength of Record: #37

Offense (Per Game): 73.1 points, 43.4 FG%, 30.2 3-pt FG%, 66.2 FT%, 42.8 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 14.9 turnovers, 1.0 A/T ratio, 6.6 steals, 4.2 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 69.5 points, 42.5 FG%, 35.8 3-pt FG%, 68.6 FT%, 31.6 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 13.5 turnovers, 0.9 A/T ratio, 8.3 steals, 4.6 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#2 Caleb Love, G, 6-4, 195, Fr. (27.4 mpg, 10.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.1 apg)

#24 Kerwin Walton, G, 6-5, 205, Fr. (18.1 mpg, 6.6 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.9 apg)

#1 Leaky Black, G, 6-8, 195, Jr. (29.3 mpg, 6.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.6 apg)

#15 Garrison Brooks, F, 6-10, 240, Sr. (29.0 mpg, 10.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.4 apg)

#5 Armando Bacot, F/C, 6-10, 240, So. (23.1 mpg, 11.9 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 0.7 apg)

*Projected starters based on previous game; Stats & rankings through 2/3/21*

NEXT FIVE FOR THE HEELS

February 8 vs Miami 7:00 pm ESPN

February 13 at Virginia 6:00 pm ESPN

February 16 vs Virginia Tech 7:00 pm ESPN/ESPN2

February 20 vs Louisville 4pm or 6pm ESPN

February 23 at Boston College 9:00 pm ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU