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UNC Basketball: Tar Heels’ best home performances vs. the Duke Blue Devils

By Horran Cameron

Feb 9, 2017; Durham, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams reacts on the sidelines in the first half of their game against the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Dolejs-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 9, 2017; Durham, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams reacts on the sidelines in the first half of their game against the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Dolejs-USA TODAY Sports /
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No. 5: February 5, 1998

This matchup between Duke and North Carolina consisted of the top two teams in the nation.

Duke entered the game at No. 2 in the country and UNC was ranked No. 1. In addition, this was the first game between Duke and North Carolina after the Dean Smith era.

Longtime UNC assistant coach Bill Gutheridge was the head coach for the Tar Heels this season.

Based on the score and other statistics, the game did not look like the two best teams in the nation played each other. Duke shot a dismal 33.3% from the field for the entire game. North Carolina made 63.5% of their field goals.

UNC won this game by the score of 97-73. Antawn Jamison scored 35 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Vince Carter and Shammond Williams had 17 points apiece. Sophomore point guard Ed Cota had 12 points, 12 assists, four steals and three rebounds.

There were many highlights in this game. One of them included Carter’s “Best Dunk That Never Happened.”

If Carter would have made this dunk, this would clearly be one of his best dunks ever and perhaps all-time best dunk.

UNC lost only three games during the regular season. They lost to Utah in the Final Four, 65-59.

Many people felt as though the national championship was UNC’s to lose. The Tar Heels had the best team in the nation throughout the entire 1998 season.

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