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North Carolina vs. Duke

15Belt meetings
3North Carolina wins
12Duke wins
6Title changes

North Carolina and Duke have met 15 times with the College Basketball belt on the line, from January 7, 1966 to February 1, 2025. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. Duke leads the belt series 12–3.

Belt gameDateResult
397Jan 7, 1966Duke beat North Carolina 88–77Defense
1,023Mar 1, 1986Duke beat North Carolina 82–74Title change
1,232Feb 4, 1992North Carolina beat Duke 75–73Title change
1,240Mar 7, 1992Duke beat North Carolina 89–77Title change
1,243Mar 15, 1992Duke beat North Carolina 94–74Defense
1,276Mar 6, 1993North Carolina beat Duke 83–69Title change
1,487Jan 26, 1999Duke beat North Carolina 89–77Defense
1,496Feb 26, 1999Duke beat North Carolina 81–61Defense
1,499Mar 7, 1999Duke beat North Carolina 96–73Defense
1,595Jan 30, 2002Duke beat North Carolina 87–58Defense
1,708Mar 6, 2005North Carolina beat Duke 75–73Defense
1,947Mar 13, 2011Duke beat North Carolina 75–58Title change
2,029Mar 9, 2013Duke beat North Carolina 69–53Title change
2,141Feb 17, 2016Duke beat North Carolina 74–73Defense
2,482Feb 1, 2025Duke beat North Carolina 87–70Defense

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