'Basketball Armageddon': The Duke-UNC Final Four Showdown

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🗓️ 31 March 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

We are in unprecedented territory in the men’s NCAA Tournament, with a March Madness matchup we’ve never seen before: Duke vs. UNC, on Saturday night, in New Orleans. Today, The Athletic’s Brendan Marks — who covers both teams for The Athletic — takes us behind the scenes to look at key turning points for the Blue Devils and the Tar Heels, and how Mike Krzyzewski and Hubert Davis have gotten the most out of their rosters at the exact right time. Also on this episode: We break down the key performers for both teams, from Paolo Banchero to Mark Williams to Brady Manek and Armando Bacot.

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0:31.8	We are in uncharted waters in the men's NCAA tournament.
0:35.3	With a March Madness matchup, we've never seen before.
0:38.2	It doesn't get any better than this Duke and Coach Case final run versus North Carolina.
0:44.2	Hollywood couldn't script it any better.
0:46.3	But never have they actually met at the NCAA tournament.
0:50.1	That all changes though on Saturday.
0:52.4	There is great hate from the Carolina's to the dukeys.
0:55.9	You know it.
0:56.9	I ain't mixing words.
0:58.1	Today, the Athletics friend in marks who covers Duke and UNC for the Athletic.
1:03.2	Takes us inside the huddle to look at key turning points for both teams and tells us what
1:08.2	to expect in a final four showdown for the agents.
1:11.6	I don't know that we will see another college basketball game like this for a decade to
1:17.4	hack maybe even in my lifetime.
1:19.0	It's truly going to be a one of a kind historic game.
1:22.4	From Wondering the Athletic and Tiffany Oshinsky, it's Thursday, March 31st, and this is the
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