The most famous rivalry in college basketball will take center stage Friday night, with the winner taking another step to winning a conference title.
Duke and North Carolina will square off Friday in the ACC Tournament semifinals at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, headlining a slate that will also include a matchup between Louisville and Clemson.
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Any meeting between the Blue Devils and Tar Heels is notable, but this one will come with no shortage of stakes. After wins against Notre Dame and Wake Forest earlier in the tournament, North Carolina may need a victory against Duke to bolster its NCAA Tournament resume, which has had it on the bubble for the past two months. The Tar Heels enter the game with just a 1-11 record in games against Quad 1 opponents in the NCAA’s NET rankings this season.
The Blue Devils swept the regular-season series, winning both games by double digits, but they’ll likely be without freshman phenom Cooper Flagg, who sprained his ankle in a win Thursday against Georgia Tech. Coach Jon Scheyer said Flagg playing in the tournament semifinals would be a “long shot.”
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Here’s a look at Friday’s slate of ACC tournament games, including times and TV channels:
ACC tournament games today
Here’s a look at the ACC Tournament schedule for Friday, March 14:
All times Eastern
- Game 12: No. 1 seed Duke vs. No. 5 seed North Carolina | 7 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
- Game 13: No. 2 seed Louisville vs. No. 3 seed Clemson | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
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ACC tournament TV channel
Both ACC Tournament semifinal games on Friday will air live on ESPN.
Streaming options for the game include the ESPN app, ESPN+ — ESPN’s subscription streaming service — and Fubo, the last of which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.
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