College basketball’s fiercest rivalry is renewed Saturday, March 3, at 7pm ET on ESPN at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., as the No. 6 North Carolina Tar Heels visit the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils. A lot could be on the line as both teams, with identical 26-4 (13-2 ACC) records, eye a high seed in the NCAA Tournament. Mike Krzyzewski’s Blue Devils feature stars Austin Rivers, Seth Curry and Mason Plumlee. Roy Williams’ Tar Heels counter with standouts Tyler Zeller, Harrison Barnes and John Henson. In their first game of the season back on Feb. 8, Duke’s Rivers hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to give Duke the 85-84 win in dramatic fashion. ESPN and ESPNU have extensive coverage of the Duke vs. North Carolina rematch. Schedule and press release from ESPN below:
College GameDay Returns to Duke-UNC Rivalry on Saturday
ESPN’s College GameDay returns to Cameron Indoor Stadium at Duke University on Saturday, March 3 (10 a.m., ESPNU & ESPN 3D; 11 a.m. & 6 p.m., ESPN & ESPN 3D). Rece Davis serves as the College GameDay host, and is joined by analysts Jay Bilas, Digger Phelps and Hubert Davis.
The weekly show originates from the site of ESPN’s Saturday Primetime telecast – this week, pitting the top two teams in the ACC – No. 6 North Carolina at No. 3 Duke (7 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN3 & ESPN 3D). Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale and Erin Andrews will call the telecast. GameDay is at the site of the Duke-UNC rivalry for the fourth time since the show’s debut in 2005.
Coverage will begin with a special first-time Friday edition of College GameDay, March 2, at 11 p.m. The following day, ESPNU will dedicate eight hours of Duke vs. UNC programming, including the recent thriller from February 8 when the Blue Devils stunned the Tar Heels with a last second, three-pointer from freshman Austin Rivers.
| Date | Time (ET) | Program | Network |
| Fri, March 2 | 11 p.m. | College GameDay Covered by State Farm: North Carolina vs. Duke Special (Durham, N.C.) | ESPNU |
| Sat, March 3 | 3:30 a.m. | Re-air: College GameDay Covered by State Farm: North Carolina vs. Duke Special (Durham, N.C.) | ESPNU |
| 4 a.m. | Duke vs. North Carolina (Feb. 5, 1992) | ESPNU | |
| 6 a.m. | North Carolina vs. Duke (Feb. 9, 2005) | ESPNU | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Duke vs. North Carolina (Feb. 8, 2012) | ESPNU | |
| 9 a.m. | Re-air: College GameDay Covered by State Farm: North Carolina vs. Duke Special (Durham, N.C.) | ESPNU | |
| 9:30 a.m. | First Take: College Basketball | ESPNU | |
| 10 a.m. | College GameDay Covered by State Farm (Durham, N.C.) Rece Davis, Jay Bilas, Digger Phelps & Hubert Davis |
ESPNU / ESPN 3D | |
| 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. | College GameDay Covered by State Farm (Durham, N.C.) Rece Davis, Jay Bilas, Digger Phelps & Hubert Davis |
ESPN / ESPN 3D | |
| 7 p.m. | Saturday Primetime Presented by DIRECTV: No. 6 North Carolina at No. 3 Duke Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale & Erin Andrews |
ESPN / ESPN3 / ESPN 3D |
