Top-ranked Duke beat Georgia Tech 76-53 Wednesday night in the game before the rematch with No. 3 North Carolina.
The Blue Devils (26-2, 14-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) were also ranked No. 1 for the previous meeting - a 97-73 victory for the then-second-ranked Tar Heels. On Saturday, it will No. 3 at No. 1, with the outright ACC regular-season title on the line for Duke and a share at stake for North Carolina.Roshown McLeod had 20 points for Duke against the Jackets.
In other games:
NO. 7 KENTUCKY 83, AUBURN 58: Jeff Sheppard had a career-high 25 points, 15 from 3-point range, and Scott Padgett added 19 on 8-for-9 shooting as the visiting Wildcats (25-4, 13-2) clinched the SEC Eastern Division.
NO. 11 PURDUE 87, MINNESOTA 83: The Boilermakers (23-6, 11-4 Big Ten) snapped a two-game losing streak as Brad Miller had 28 points and nine rebounds.
NO. 13 MISSISSIPPI 81, NO. 12 ARKANSAS 65: Ansu Sesay had 23 points and 11 rebounds as the Rebels moved into a tie with Arkansas for first in the SEC Western Division.
B.C. 72, NO. 19 WEST VIRGINIA 69: Duane Woodward scored 20 points, the last two on a jumper with 22 seconds left, and the Eagles (14-15, 6-12 Big East) survived three 3-point misses by West Virginia in the final 14 seconds.
ST. BONAVENTURE 72, NO. 20 MASSACHUSETTS 70, 2 OT: Tim Winn hit a 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds remaining in the second overtime as the Bonnies beat a Top 25 team at home for the third time this season.
NO. 21 MICHIGAN 77, PENN ST. 61: Louis Bullock had 25 points and Robert Traylor added 16 points and a career-high 17 rebounds as the Wolverines (20-8, 10-5 Big Ten) reached the 20-win mark for the the fifth time since 1990.