The UNC basketball program was handed another XXX loss by a superior Duke team as RJ Davis said farewell to the Dean Dome faithful. Even though the Blue Devils pulled through, this game was worlds apart from the loss in Durham. Duke could have won that game by whatever margin they wanted, but they were put through the wringer before pulling away from an improved UNC team.
North Carolina will now need to make some serious gains in Charlotte to get to the NCAA Tournament. But before we get in tourney mode, let's look at some lessons learned from UNC's loss to Duke in Chapel Hill.