Kon Knueppel scored 17 points and Duke held off a second half rally by North Carolina to beat its rival for the third time this season, 74-71 on Friday night in Charlotte to reach the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship game.

The Blue Devils are North Carolina鈥檚 highest-seeded team in this year鈥檚 tournament, but they鈥檙e joined by 10th-seeded N.C. State, and No. 15 UNC-Asheville.

UNC played in the national championship game last season. Can they make it that far again? Coach K is gone. Does that change expectations for Duke?