No. 2 Duke wasted no time asserting control in its 87-70 victory over North Carolina on Saturday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils (19-2, 11-0 ACC) jumped out to a 16-0 run early and led by as many as 30,

From the game’s beginning, Duke looked nothing like the team that struggled while beating Wake Forest and N.C. State as the Blue Devils thoroughly defeated UNC.

Duke rivalry tends toward equilibrium, but the Blue Devils’ dominance and the Tar Heels’ struggles have thrown it out of balance as the two programs appear headed in opposite directions.