Going into this game, there has been an alarming stat regarding the Tar Heels in Quad 1 games under Hubert Davis in four seasons. And they have flat-out struggled in those opportunities. Bryan Ives posted on X that North Carolina is 20-30 in Quad 1 games in the four seasons under Hubert Davis,

North Carolina coach Hubert Davis chose to downplay the significance of his team's Saturday showdown at No. 2 Duke following the Tar Heels' dispiriting 73-65 loss at Pittsburgh on Tuesday night. The defeat was UNC's third in its last four games and raises the stakes of the upcoming rivalry game for a team that is scrambling to assemble an NCAA Tournament resume.

Hubert Davis has made a habit of highlighting the three most important areas for UNC basketball to be successful. Here's how the Tar Heels are doing.