The Eagles led at the half Sunday, but have dropped four straight, the last three coming against ranked Atlantic Coast Conference competition.

Before the Blue Devils took the court at Boston College’s Conte Forum ... a 72-71 win over Duke’s main rival, North Carolina. Something was in the air, something that happens so often on winter Saturdays when college basketball is played nonstop ...

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Boston College visits the No. 19 North Carolina Tar Heels after T’Yana Todd scored 20 points in the Eagles’ 91-52 loss to the NC State Wolfpack

The Eagles initially led 40-37 at halftime but struggled in the third quarter, allowing UNC to take control and extend their lead in the fourth quarter.

The No. 19 North Carolina women’s basketball team (15-3, 3-2 ACC) defeated the Boston College Eagles (10-8, 1-4 ACC), 80-67, on Sunday afternoon at Carmichael Arena.

Then it was junior guard Indya Nivar with the board. There was Ustby for her third fast break layup in 33 seconds.

Assists_Boston College 6 (Greene 2, Todd 2), North Carolina 15 (Townsend 4, Ustby 4). Fouled Out_North Carolina Nivar. Rebounds_Boston College 40 (Samuel 7), North Carolina 28 (Gakdeng 6).

Gakdeng 4-6 0-2 8, Donarski 2-8 0-0 5, Kelly 4-7 5-5 14, Nivar 3-5 2-3 8, Ustby 8-13 1-3 17, Toomey 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 3-3 0-0 6, Grant 3-6 4-4 12, Hull 0-1 0-0 0, Townsend 1-5 3-4 5, Zubich 1-2 2-2 5, Totals 29-56 17-23 80

"They brought the whole program," Banchero, who alongside Carter and the rest of the Orlando Magic (23-20) suffered a 121-94 loss to Tatum and the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics (29-12), noted about all the familiar Duke basketball faces in attendance. "So, I saw not only Coach Scheyer but strength coaches, training staff, all the players...

Freshman Cooper Flagg put on a show in a return to New England, pouring in 28 points as No. 3 Duke blew out Boston College in the second half of an 88-63 victory Saturday night at Chestnut Hill, Mass.

The Trump administration approach to higher education will be especially important to North Carolina. The University of North Carolina System of 16 universities is among the best in the nation. The state’s private universities, led by Duke and Wake Forest, are key contributors to the state’s workforce and economy.