{"items":[{"headline":"Duke vs. UNC preview: Backcourt","abstract":"
As this year\u2019s first edition of the Tobacco Road Rivalry approaches, the Blue Zone looks at each of the positional battles between Duke and North Carolina prior to Saturday night. Next up are the backcourts.<\/p>","published_at":"2023-02-02 20:36:09","thumbnail":"https:\/\/snworksceo.imgix.net\/dtc\/68826076-151d-486c-98e3-6904363c2223.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=600&ar=5%3A4&fit=crop&crop=faces","authors":["Ranjan Jindal"],"url":"https:\/\/www.dukechronicle.com\/article\/2023\/02\/duke-mens-basketall-north-carolina-positional-preview-backcourt"},{"headline":"\u2018They were hungrier\u2019: North Carolina shows No. 7 Duke men\u2019s basketball where it can \u2014 and must \u2014 progress","abstract":"
In what had been billed as the best, most important regular-season meeting between these two rivals in half a decade, No. 3 North Carolina was simply the better team. The greater disappointment for head coach Jon Scheyer, though, is that his team \u201cdidn\u2019t compete to the level that you need to.\u201d<\/p>","published_at":"2024-02-04 15:32:13","thumbnail":"https:\/\/snworksceo.imgix.net\/dtc\/e786aec5-e61a-4994-a78f-d8ea1dee1b69.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=600&ar=5%3A4&fit=crop&crop=faces","authors":["Jonathan Levitan"],"url":"https:\/\/www.dukechronicle.com\/article\/2024\/02\/duke-mens-basketball-unc-north-carolina-improvement-progress-armando-bacot-harrison-ingram-jeremy-roach-jared-mccain"},{"headline":"'A different animal:' Marvin Bagley III's second-half eruption fuels Blue Devil comeback","abstract":"
In one four-minute stretch, Bagley racked up eight points and six boards as the Blue Devils surged from seven down to eventually take control.<\/p>","published_at":"2018-03-04 07:36:19","thumbnail":"https:\/\/snworksceo.imgix.net\/dtc\/6ce4816e-4c49-4d6d-a465-2368efdfeec0.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=600&ar=5%3A4&fit=crop&crop=faces","authors":["Mitchell Gladstone"],"url":"https:\/\/www.dukechronicle.com\/article\/2018\/03\/a-different-animal-marvin-bagley-iiis-second-half-eruption-fuels-blue-devil-comeback"},{"headline":"Q&A: Duke men's basketball great Bobby Hurley talks Duke-UNC rivalry","abstract":"
Bobby Hurley played at Duke from 1989-1993, winning two NCAA Championships in 1991 and 1992 and earned Most Outstanding Player honors for his performance in the latter. <\/em><\/p>","published_at":"2022-02-03 04:46:22","thumbnail":"https:\/\/snworksceo.imgix.net\/dtc\/a3348a81-f4f7-406b-8765-b2d4bef54798.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=600&ar=5%3A4&fit=crop&crop=faces","authors":["Micah Hurewitz"],"url":"https:\/\/www.dukechronicle.com\/article\/2022\/02\/duke-mens-basketball-north-carolina-rivalry-bobby-hurley-q-and-a"},{"headline":"Duke men's basketball's year didn\u2019t end in a fairy tale. But this season has been about more than that","abstract":" This loss in April, this close to the storybook ending, hurts no doubt, but let\u2019s rewind to June 2021.<\/p>","published_at":"2022-04-03 15:19:03","thumbnail":"https:\/\/snworksceo.imgix.net\/dtc\/699b65a8-3c55-4ee7-bed3-ca7994fcde07.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=600&ar=5%3A4&fit=crop&crop=faces","authors":["Jake C. Piazza"],"url":"https:\/\/www.dukechronicle.com\/article\/2022\/04\/duke-basketball-coach-k-north-carolina-ncaa-tournament"},{"headline":"Coach K's top 5 all-time moments against North Carolina","abstract":" Head coach Mike Krzyzewski has had plenty of great moments, but some of his finest come against rival North Carolina. The Blue Zone has the five most iconic moments of all time between Coach K's Blue Devils and the Tar Heels.<\/p>","published_at":"2022-03-04 12:32:00","thumbnail":"https:\/\/snworksceo.imgix.net\/dtc\/36ccdb24-fba5-4f7b-baec-38adf307b5f0.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=600&ar=5%3A4&fit=crop&crop=faces","authors":["Andrew Long"],"url":"https:\/\/www.dukechronicle.com\/article\/2022\/03\/duke-mens-basketball-coach-k-top-five-moments-north-carolina-rivalry"},{"headline":"'No better feeling': Duke men's basketball silences North Carolina crowd in Chapel Hill ","abstract":" \u201cWe love playing on the road. We love when the whole stadium\u2019s against us because we know we can silence the crowd,\u201d Wendell Moore Jr. said. \u201cThere's no better feeling than really silencing an opponent's crowd.\u201d<\/p>","published_at":"2022-02-06 15:58:05","thumbnail":"https:\/\/snworksceo.imgix.net\/dtc\/e7a3c538-119e-4b64-880e-93268d277dc3.sized-1000x1000.jpeg?w=600&ar=5%3A4&fit=crop&crop=faces","authors":["Alex Jackson"],"url":"https:\/\/www.dukechronicle.com\/article\/2022\/02\/duke-basketball-north-carolina-crowd-silenced-villain-wendell-moore-coach-k"},{"headline":"'It was nuts': Joe Robertson's game-winner sends No. 1 Duke men's lacrosse past No. 2 North Carolina","abstract":" After a back-and-forth grind for 60 minutes filled with highlight-reel goals and clutch saves, the blockbuster matchup went into sudden-death overtime, where it was anyone's game.<\/p>","published_at":"2021-04-02 08:15:17","thumbnail":"https:\/\/snworksceo.imgix.net\/dtc\/acdc79fc-81ae-4c32-9e47-df0a20a7811e.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=600&ar=5%3A4&fit=crop&crop=faces","authors":["Sasha Richie"],"url":"https:\/\/www.dukechronicle.com\/article\/2021\/04\/duke-lacrosse-north-carolina-joe-robertson-game-winner-mike-adler-tobacco-road-rivalry"},{"headline":"Arrest, assault and aggravation: The fiery history of bench burning at Duke, part 2","abstract":" In 1992, bench-fueled bonfires got out of hand and dozens of students were injured following the Blue Devils\u2019 national championship. The hijinks prompted a reactionary motion to strictly enforce a campus bonfire ban. <\/p>","published_at":"2020-02-06 08:27:00","thumbnail":"https:\/\/snworksceo.imgix.net\/dtc\/4aa0eedb-d819-4125-b9d4-0dc392a0db1f.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=600&ar=5%3A4&fit=crop&crop=faces","authors":["Nathan Luzum","Lexi Kadis"],"url":"https:\/\/www.dukechronicle.com\/article\/2020\/02\/arrest-assault-aggravation-duke-basketball-university-bench-burning"},{"headline":"Column: A look back at when everything was normal","abstract":" On March 7, 2020, thousands of people packed into Cameron Indoor Stadium to watch Duke take on North Carolina. It was just days before the college basketball season was cancelled and the world flipped upside down.<\/p>","published_at":"2021-02-03 03:41:20","thumbnail":"https:\/\/snworksceo.imgix.net\/dtc\/ad9cdaf2-a1db-4209-9747-7dca6dedb7ce.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=600&ar=5%3A4&fit=crop&crop=faces","authors":["Derek Saul","Conner McLeod"],"url":"https:\/\/www.dukechronicle.com\/article\/2021\/02\/duke-basketball-north-carolina-tobacco-road-rivalry-cameron-indoor-stadium-justin-robinson"}],"cc":""}