UNC and Duke have taken diverging approaches to recruiting in an evolving college basketball landscape, a difference that led Cooper Flagg to Durham, and the Blue Devils to a blowout win over the Tar Heels.

"Ummm, I don't really remember, but he seemed a little jacked up, a little nervous," Knueppel said after No. 2 Duke had smashed rival North Carolina, 87-70. "In warmups, I'm not t

It was never more clear than on Saturday night that the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels are a pair of programs heading into drastically different directions. An 87-70 win for the 2nd-ranked Blue Devils over their in-state rival wasn’t nearly as close as the final score indicated,

James will get the opportunity to make her mark against the other Tobacco Road team that wears blue, the Tar Heels, on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN. The only thing that’s for sure is that game will be a must-watch, and the play of James is a major reason why.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Virginia Beach’s Aziaha James scored a career-high 36 points to help No. 14 North Carolina State beat No. 10 Duke 89-83 on Monday night.

The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ESPN2. Fans looking to watch this college basketball game can do so by using FuboTV, which offers a free trial and $30 off your first month, or DirecTV Stream, which also offers a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available.

Aziaha James scored a career-high 36 points to lead N.C. State past Duke in the Wolfpack’s annual Play4Kay game at Reynolds Coliseum.

BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 NC State hosts No. 10 Duke. The Wolfpack are 12-0 on their home court. NC State scores 76.0 points and has outscored opponents by 12.7 points per game. The Blue Devils are 8-1 in ACC play. Duke is fourth in the ACC with 36.3 rebounds per game led by Jadyn Donovan averaging 6.9.