WHERE: Carmichael Auditorium, Chapel Hill

TV/RADIO: FSN/WDNC-620, WCHL-1360

RANKINGS: North Carolina is No. 2, Duke is No. 12

Duke (21-7, 10-3 ACC) secured a third-place seeding in the ACC Tournament (March 6-9) with a 78-70 victory over Virginia. With the conference's third-ranked scoring defense (57.0), the Blue Devils have forced an average of 23.1 turnovers and 13.7 steals over the past nine games.

North Carolina (26-2, 13-0) hosts its final home game of the season and celebrates senior night for Erlana Larkins, LaToya Pringle and Meghan Austin.

The Tar Heels, who boast the nation's top scoring offense (88.3), defeated Duke 93-76 on Feb. 4. They could sweep the regular-season series with Duke for the first time since 2006.

Over the past seven seasons, the team that has won the first game has swept the series.

KEYS TO THE GAME

TAR HEELS WIN IF THEY: Dominate the boards. ... Shoot well from the free-throw line.

BLUE DEVILS WIN IF THEY: Control the tempo, mixing transition with half-court game. ... Find successful player defensive matchups.