Duke Basketball: Keys for Blue Devils in revenge game against UNC

DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 20: Kenny Williams #24 of the North Carolina Tar Heels tries to stop RJ Barrett #5 of the Duke Blue Devils during their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 20, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 20: Head coach Mike Krzyzewski watches Zion Williamson #1 of the Duke Blue Devils react after falling as his shoe breaks against Luke Maye #32 of the North Carolina Tar Heels during their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 20, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

After a crushing defeat, following the injury of freshman superstar Zion Williamson, two weeks ago, Duke Basketball will look for revenge over UNC on Saturday night.

Following the now-infamous Zion Williamson injury in Cameron Indoor two weeks ago, there have been plenty of questions over when or if Zion will return to play for the Blue Devils. Williamson’s sprained knee came just 33-seconds into the most high marketed of games in this year’s college basketball season so far.

Even President Obama was in Durham to take in one of the biggest rivalries in all of sports. The loss of the biggest star was obviously major for a game of its magnitude, and Duke Basketball couldn’t do it without him on the floor.

UNC were able to run out as 88-72 winners in the teams’ first meeting of the year, and a Zion-less Duke will be hungry for revenge as they visit their rivals once more, in the both’s final game of the regular season.

Duke (26-4) have slid down in the rankings, but remain the No.4 seed. With the win over Duke, along with other great results, the Tar Heels (25-5) have overtaken the Blue Devils both in the rankings, as they climb to No.3, and in the ACC standings, with Duke trailing by a game.

This game has bragging rights written all over it. Will UNC do the season sweep and finish above Duke? Or can Duke bounce back with a huge road win to end the season and fend off the Tar Heels? Here are the keys for Duke to beat UNC on Saturday:

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