It’s the final Saturday of the men’s college basketball regular season and they saved the best for last.
Alongside ongoing small conference tournaments is a solid slate that’s already delivered early. No. 1 Houston mauled No. 14 Kansas in a 30-point blowout while locking up the Big 12 title in its first season in the conference. In the SEC, No. 15 Kentucky and No. 4 Tennessee put on a show in a back-and-forth thriller.
But that all serves as a warmup for the most storied rivalry in the sport later as No. 7 North Carolina visits No. 9 Duke.
As teams battle for higher seeds or try to work their way off the NCAA tournament bubble, the last few games could be critical. Follow along live as Yahoo Sports tracks all the action on a loaded college basketball Saturday.
No. 7 North Carolina at No. 9 Duke, 6:30 ET, ESPN
The Tar Heels and Blue Devils have identical 24-6 records ahead of their rivalry matchup at Cameron Indoor Stadium. UNC came out on top in the first meeting between the teams on Feb. 4 as Armando Bacot and Harrison Ingram combined for 46 points and 23 rebounds in a 93-84 win. Duke has won eight of its last nine and would claim a share of the ACC regular season title with North Carolina if the Blue Devils win at home on Saturday. With five players averaging double figures, Duke is a well-balanced team that’s likely looking at a No. 2 seed.
Live52 updates
Sun, March 10, 2024 at 1:39 AM GMT+1
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Kyle Filipowski has started the second half on a heater for Duke, outscoring UNC 7-1.
Sun, March 10, 2024 at 1:26 AM GMT+1
Halftime: UNC 40, Duke 31
The Tar Heels have led this thing for the duration. Duke’s Jared McCain leads all scorers with 11 points, but UNC is getting contributions from almost everybody.
Sun, March 10, 2024 at 1:20 AM GMT+1
A bit of a controversial moment on the court as Duke star Kyle Filipowski lifts up a leg in an apparent attempt to trip UNC’s Harrison Ingram.
Sun, March 10, 2024 at 1:15 AM GMT+1
The Blue Devils have cobbled together some positive possessions and have cut it to single digits with under 5 minutes left in the first half.
Sun, March 10, 2024 at 1:09 AM GMT+1
Duke was favored by 4.5 coming into the game. The Over/Under was 150.5 points.
Sun, March 10, 2024 at 1:06 AM GMT+1
Jalen Washington with the power move inside. Eight different players have already scored for UNC.
Sun, March 10, 2024 at 1:02 AM GMT+1
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The Tar Heels are still comfortably ahead midway through the first half.
Sun, March 10, 2024 at 12:54 AM GMT+1
Duke isn’t getting any easy looks and is just 4 of 11 from the field. UNC also hitting the boards harder early.
Sun, March 10, 2024 at 12:46 AM GMT+1
Highlight of the Day
South Carolina was about to lose its first game of the season … then Kamilla Cardoso did this:
Sun, March 10, 2024 at 12:44 AM GMT+1
The Tar Heels are cooking early — Cormac Ryan, specifically. He’s 3-of-3 from deep and UNC has a double-digit lead.
Sun, March 10, 2024 at 12:37 AM GMT+1
We are underway at Cameron Indoor!
Sun, March 10, 2024 at 12:29 AM GMT+1
Final: Kentucky 85, Tennessee 81
UT got 40 points out of star Dalton Knecht but ultimately couldn’t match Kentucky’s slew of talented guards. Antonio Reeves and Reed Sheppard scored 27 points each for the Wildcats in the SEC win.
Sun, March 10, 2024 at 12:24 AM GMT+1
Kentucky turns it over! Tennessee will have a chance to tie it up with just over 20 seconds left.
Sun, March 10, 2024 at 12:21 AM GMT+1
The Vols are keeping this thing tight late. A turnover and an and-one by Zakai Zeigler cuts it to 5 points!
Sun, March 10, 2024 at 12:15 AM GMT+1
Reed Sheppard is cooking. He has 25 points with 2 minutes left as UK tries to hold on at Tennessee.
Sun, March 10, 2024 at 12:06 AM GMT+1
Final: No. 1 Houston 76, No. 14 Kansas 46
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The Cougars are running it up now. Houston is up 30-plus despite having locked up the Big 12 regular season title before the game even began.
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