The second of two games scheduled annually between Duke and North Carolina will be played later Saturday inside the Dean Smith Center. It should be a fun scene. But the juice that used to accompany the matchup is lacking in part because,

With a victory Wednesday at Boston College, Clemson tied a program record with 25 regular-season wins. The 17 ACC wins for Brad Brownell’s team are already a program record.

The 82-69 win was impressive, despite it being against an unranked team. Rivalry games can always go either way, especially this one. However, earning this victory was a very important way to end the regular season and continue to prove the Blue Devils are the top team in the country.