Can't dodge Duke before the finals
The lone Quad 1 opportunity the UNC basketball program would have on the top-half of the bracket is a third meeting with rival Duke in the semifinals on Friday night.
Based on how the first two meetings went, the Blue Devils showed they are the better team this season (as painful as that is to type).
Sure, North Carolina hung around with Duke on Saturday night, and, quite frankly, gave them a game for a good stretch. However, this group hasn't proved that they can do that for 40 consecutive minutes, which indicates that the outcome of a third meeting would likely remain the same.
Of course, anything is possible, and let's remember: it's very tough to beat the same team three times in a single season. The goal for the Tar Heels is to win their first two games to get to the semifinals and let the rest play out from there.