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Date: Saturday, February 5, 2022

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Arena: Dean E. Smith Center (21,750)

Time/TV: 6:00 pm/ESPN

Live Audio: Tar Heel Sports Network, GoHeelsTV; Sirius (85), XM (193), SiriusXM Online (955)

Series vs. UNC: Carolina leads 141-114

Last Meeting: Carolina 91 Duke 73 (3/6/21)

Series Note: Carolina has won six of the last ten meetings.

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Head Coach: Mike Krzyzewski (1,115-305 at Duke, 1,188-364 overall)

Rankings: #9 AP, #6 Coaches, #11 ESPN BPI, #10 Sagarin, #12 KenPom

Strength of Schedule: #57

Strength of Record: #7

Offense (Per Game): 74.2 points, 47.4 FG%, 35.2 3-pt FG%, 67.5 FT%, 40.1 rebounds, 16.6 assists, 12.0 turnovers, 1.4 A/T ratio, 5.2 steals, 5.9 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 65.0 points, 38.9 FG%, 26.7 3-pt FG%, 68.9 FT%, 35.6 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 9.5 turnovers, 1.2 A/T ratio, 7.3 steals, 3.4 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#3 Jeremy Roach, G, 6-1, 172, SO (31.4 mpg, 7.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.8 apg)

#15 Mark Williams, C, 7-0, 242, SO (22.0 mpg, 10.0 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.0 apg)

#5 Paolo Banchero, F, 6-10, 250, FR (31.1 mpg, 17.8 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 2.6 apg)

#21 A.J. Griffin, F, 6-6, 222, FR (19.5 mpg, 9.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.0 apg)

#0 Wendell Moore, F, 6-5, 213, JR (33.6 mpg, 14.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.5 apg)

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Head Coach: Hubert Davis (16-6 at UNC, 16-6 overall)

Rankings: NR AP, NR Coaches, #28 ESPN BPI, #28 Sagarin, #36 KenPom

Strength of Schedule: #33

Strength of Record: #28

Offense (Per Game): 78.5 points, 43.7 FG%, 39.2 3-pt FG%, 78.6 FT%, 41.5 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 11.0 turnovers, 1.4 A/T ratio, 5.1 steals, 3.9 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 71.7 points, 42.9 FG%, 36.9 3-pt FG%, 72.6 FT%, 32.5 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 9.2 turnovers, 1.2 A/T ratio, 6.3 steals, 3.0 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#2 Caleb Love, G, 6-4, 195, SO (32.3 mpg, 15.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.5 apg)

#4 RJ Davis, G, 6-0, 190, SO (32.3 mpg, 13.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.4 apg)

#1 Leaky Black, G, 6-8, 200, SR (26.7 mpg, 4.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.4 apg)

#5 Armando Bacot, F/C, 6-10, 240, JR (30.0 mpg, 16.5 ppg, 12.5 rpg, 1.4 apg)

#45 Brady Manek, F, 6-9, 230, SR (27.1 mpg, 13.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.6 apg)

*Projected starters based on previous game; Stats & rankings through 2/2/22*

February 8 - at Clemson 6:00 pm (ACCN)

February 12 - Florida State 2:00 pm (ESPN/ESPN2)

February 16 - Pittsburgh 8:00 pm (ACCN)

February 19 - at Virginia Tech 4:00 pm (ESPN/ESPN2)

February 21 - Louisville 7:00 pm (ESPN)