Live Game Thread: Carolina-Duke

North Carolina (4-6, 2-4 ACC) will host Duke (5-5, 4-2 ACC) at Kenan Stadium on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on the ACC Network.

North Carolina is coming off a 28-12 loss at Wake Forest on Saturday, snapping a two-game winning streak. Duke, meanwhile, fell at home to Virginia, 34-17, a defeat that all but eliminated the Blue Devils from ACC Championship Game contention.

North Carolina leads the all-time series 65-41-4, but Duke won last year's matchup, 21-20, after scoring two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to secure the win. The victory gave the Blue Devils possession of the Victory Bell for the first time since 2019.

1st Quarter

7:57 - UNC 7, Duke 0

UNC scores on the opening drive of the game as Gio Lopez's one-yard touchdown run finishes off a 13-play, 75-yard drive. Lopez was 6-for-6 on the drive with 65 yards.

2:59 - UNC 7, Duke 7

After giving up a touchdown on the first drive of the game, Duke responds with a touchdown drive of their own that was finished off by a one-yard touchdown run by Anderson Castle. 10 plays, 53-yard scoring drive.

End of 1st Quarter - UNC 7, Duke 7

2nd Quarter

10: 24 - Duke 14, UNC 7

When Duke went for a 46-yard field goal attempt, UNC’s Marcus Allen roughs the kicker, giving the Blue Devils an automatic first down. On the next play, Darian Mensah connects with Jeremiah Halsey for the wide open 12-yard touchdown pass.

HALFTIME - Duke 17, UNC 10

Both teams traded field goals on their last two drives. Rece Verhoff kicked a 49-yard field goal to cut into Duke's lead in the waning seconds of the half.

3rd Quarter

9:15- Duke 24, UNC 10

Carolina goes for an onside kick and it backfires. Duke takes over at UNC's 44-yard and costly penalties by the Tar Heels lead to a one-yard touchdown run.

4:52- Duke 24, UNC 18

Gio Lopez makes an impressive play by evading pressure and firing a strike to Jordan Shipp for a 20-yard touchdown. The Tar Heels then decide to go for two—despite it being a one-touchdown game—and successfully convert.

End of 3rd Quarter - Duke 24, UNC 18

4th Quarter

13:13 - UNC 25, Duke 24

The Tar Heel offense has come alive in the second half as they take a 25-24 lead as Davion Gause's 12-yard touchdown run. Gause's touchdown finished off a 9-play, 91-yard drive.

Gio Lopez went 4-for-4 on the drive for 39 yards. He is now 20-for-25 with 205 yards and two TDs.

8:51 - UNC 25, Duke 24

Duke goes for it on 4th and short, but the Blue Devils try to run a double pass trick play which fails miserably.

2:18 - Duke 32, UNC 25

Duke ran a beautifully executed fake field goal as kicker Todd Pelino ran 26 yards before being pushed out just before he was about to cross the endzone.

Duke scores on a one-yard touchdown run by Anderson Castle and converts on the two-point conversion to make it a one-TD game.