Many have called it the greatest rivalry in college basketball. Some have even claimed its the best rivalry in all of sports. Its Duke and North Carolina, and the latest edition was supposed to tip off tonight Chapel Hill. The #8 ranked Blue Devils were scheduled to visit their cross-town rivals and try and continue their quest to win the ACC, while the Tar Heels wanted to spoil the plans of their hated rivals and knock the down in the next set of rankings.
Duke and North Carolina Snowed Out
However, due to snow in North Carolina (yes SNOW IN NORTH CAROLINA) the game has been postponed, and will be rescheduled for February 20th. The news came down just over three hours before the scheduled 9:10 tip-0ff.
“Duke’s bus is not able to get to their campus to pick up the team in time to be able to make the trip to Chapel Hill so we can’t play this evening.” UNC Director of Athletics Bubba Cunningham said in the release.
“The safety of the teams and officials is the number one priority and this was the best decision to make at this time. Coach Williams, Coach Krzyzewski, (Duke AD) Kevin White and I will be on the phone with the ACC and make a decision as to when to play the game as soon as possible.”
It is important to note that it is just an 11 mile drive from Duke to North Carolina.
This is the second ACC game to be postponed on Wednesday, with Boston College’s game at Georgia Tech meeting the same fate.
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