Duke Blue Devils take on the North Carolina Tar Heels in Final 4

Published Apr. 2, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

North Carolina Tar Heels (28-9, 15-5 ACC) vs. Duke Blue Devils (32-6, 16-4 ACC)

New Orleans; Saturday, 8:49 p.m. EDT

LINE: Duke -4; over/under is 151

BOTTOM LINE: The No. 9 Duke Blue Devils face the North Carolina Tar Heels in the NCAA Tournament Final Four.

The Blue Devils are 16-4 against ACC opponents. Duke averages 80.1 points while outscoring opponents by 12.7 points per game.

The Tar Heels' record in ACC action is 15-5. North Carolina ranks sixth in college basketball with 37.6 rebounds per game led by Armando Bacot averaging 12.8.

The teams square off for the third time this season. North Carolina won the last matchup 94-81 on March 5. Bacot scored 23 to help lead North Carolina to the win, and Paolo Banchero scored 23 points for Duke.

TOP PERFORMERS: AJ Griffin averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Blue Devils, scoring 10.5 points while shooting 45.8% from beyond the arc. Banchero is averaging 17.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists over the past 10 games for Duke.

Bacot is shooting 58.6% and averaging 16.5 points for the Tar Heels. Brady Manek is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for North Carolina.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Devils: 8-2, averaging 80.1 points, 28.5 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 5.4 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 54.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.5 points per game.

Tar Heels: 9-1, averaging 79.8 points, 41.6 rebounds, 16.6 assists, 5.2 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.9 points.

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