Former Duke star Luol Deng learned Thursday he'd been selected for his first All-Star Game. That would have been a thrill no matter what, but Deng found it special because of all he's been through.

Remember when ACC teams began conference play about a month ago, and how it seemed like the road to the regular-season championship would be limited to a two-team race between North Carolina and Duke?

Tudor:  Only minutes after North Carolina's jolting loss to Duke in Wednesday's latest meeting in the mesmerizing rivalry, Tar Heels coach Roy Williams was trying to shake his players out of the emotional bummer that had just blindsided them.

Duke will try to avoid a UNC hangover when it hosts the Terrapins

While there will be bonus time to draw up a game plan for Thursday's trip to Duke, the break also comes at a good time for C.J. Williams.

As Austin Rivers comes down from his adrenaline rush of Wednesday night, the person who may have the best idea of how Rivers' one shot will affect his Duke legacy is Jeff Capel.

Austin Rivers' final shot in Duke's remarkable 85-84 comeback victory over UNC on Wednesday night was supposed to be a two-pointer. Not a three. That was the plan.

With 2:38 remaining, Harrison Barnes hits a jumper to give the Tar Heels a comfortable 10-point advantage.

Chelsea Gray scored 10 of Duke's last 12 points and the No. 5 Blue Devils avoided a shocking upset with a 71-62 win against Boston College on Thursday night.

While he watched the final moments between Duke and North Carolina unfold in front of him Wednesday night, North Carolina coach Roy Williams crouched in front of the bench.

There have been some wild, crazy endings to North Carolina-Duke games over the 233-game history of the rivalry, and Duke's 85-84 victory Wednesday night at the Smith Center will take its place as one of the craziest and most memorable of all - if not the most.

DeCock:  Right about the time the Smith Center crowd was mouthing "O'er the ramparts we watched," 700 miles away, Jordan Daniels was sinking the free throw that changed what the game would mean entirely.

The loudest moment of the season at the Smith Center came in the final seconds of the first half Wednesday, when North Carolina forced a turnover.

Austin Rivers turned Wednesday night into an instant Duke-vs.-North Carolina basketball classic with a single shot.