Duke showed its vulnerabilities against Wake Forest and N.C. State. Can the Tar Heels finish the job when the other in-state rivals could not?

With North Carolina falling to 13-9 with a mid-week loss at Pitt, it could be argued there's no worse time for the Tar Heels to be facing the sizzling Duke Blue Devils. On the road. But perhaps America's best sporting rivalry can energize the Heels.

No player on Duke basketball's roster has played in the UNC rivalry game more than Tyrese Proctor. Here's why Proctor could be an X-factor.

Breaking down the top five reasons Duke basketball will come out victorious over the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday.

Even so, Brown, currently leading the No. 2-ranked Blue Devils (18-2, 10-0) with his 1.5 steals per game while also averaging 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists as a workmanlike spark plug off the bench across his 15 outings to date, made another positive stride on Wednesday.