Javin Delaurier, Justin Robinson, Jack White To Start As Duke Goes For The Sweep Of North Carolina On Senior Night
Eight miles is what separates the campuses of Duke and North Carolina.
Earlier this season Duke knocked off North Carolina in overtime in Chapel Hill.
Freshman Wendell Moore scored on a putback as time expired to help No. 7 Duke rally past North Carolina 98-96 in overtime in a wild renewal of the rivalry Saturday night. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/2/8/mens-basketball-no-7-duke-wins-ot-thiller-over-unc.aspx
Moore's follow of Tre Jones' missed off-balance jumper finally ended this one, a game that saw Duke rally from 13 down in the final 4½ minutes of regulation. Jones forced overtime, hitting a contested jumper at the regulation horn after corralling his own intentionally missed free throw.
Jones finished with 28 points to lead the Blue Devils (20-3, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who trailed most of the night and led for only 1:47 of game action. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/2/8/mens-basketball-no-7-duke-wins-ot-thiller-over-unc.aspx
On Saturday night Duke who is ranked twelfth in the final AP Top 25 poll will host North Carolina who is unranked for the rematch on senior night where all three seniors will be in the starting lineup for Duke. “according to an article by Derek Saul in the Duke Chronicle Those players include Javin Delaurier who is from Shipman Virginia and averaging 3.5 points , 3.6 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. “according tohttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4065650/javin-delaurier Justin Robinson who is from San Antonio Texas who was phenomenal against NC State earlier in the week as he scored 10 points, collected six rebounds and had 1 assists and played fourteen minutes. “according to https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/3913178/justin-robinsonand Jack White who is from Traralgon, Victoria, Australia who is averaging 3.2 points per game along with 3.0 rebounds per game and 0.8 assists per game as Duke goes for the sweep of their tobacco road rival who wears the lighter shade of blue while North Carolina will look to earn a split of the regular season games between the two blue bloods on tobacco road.
Duke comes into the last game of the regular season with a record of 24-6 while they’re 14-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and third in the standings while North Carolina comes into the last game of the regular season with a record of 13-17 while they’re 6-13 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and last in the standings. “according to https://theacc.com/standings.aspx?standings=40
As for Duke’s previous game,
They won the rematch when NC State traveled to Durham earlier this week.
Freshman Cassius Stanley scored 14 of his 18 points after halftime as No. 12 Duke took over in the second half to beat North Carolina State 88-69. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/3/2/mens-basketball-no-12-duke-rolls-past-wolfpack-88-69.aspx
Fellow rookie Vernon Carey Jr. added 17 points for the Blue Devils, who shot 63% after halftime and had a run of 17 straight scoring possessions to build a big lead. Duke also dominated the Wolfpack on the glass (46-27), while its move away from its man and pressure defenses to deploy a zone late in the first half took N.C. State out of its early aggressive rhythm. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/3/2/mens-basketball-no-12-duke-rolls-past-wolfpack-88-69.aspx
Like Duke,
North Carolina also won their previous game as they also won a rematch with Wake Forest in Chapel Hill earlier this week.
Cole Anthony scored 19 of his 28 points in the second half to help North Carolina beat Wake Forest 93-83 on Tuesday night. “according to an article by T. Nolan Hays Of The Associated Press
Garrison Brooks added 25 points for the Tar Heels (13-17, 6-13 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their third straight game after a seven-game losing streak. It is their longest winning streak since they opened the season 5-0 and ascended to the nation's No. 5 ranking. “according to an article by T. Nolan Hays Of The Associated Press
Tip-off is set for 6:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN.