Ahead of Duke basketball vs UNC, the Fayetteville Observer's Rodd Baxley and Anna Snyder break down the contest.

UNC basketball and Duke meet soon at the Smith Center. These three Tar Heels could be the X-factors for North Carolina.

2:30 a.m., GOLF — DP: Qatar Masters, third round (Sat.) 5 p.m., NHLN — AHL: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Lehigh Valley 1 p.m., USA — EPL: Nottingham Forest at Leeds United All events are Tucson times.

Three-game planner Golden Knights, NHL Radio: KKGK-AM (1340), KFLG-FM (94.7) ■ Feb. 25: at Los Angeles, 7 p.m., TNT, truTV, ...

Xavier at St. John's 7 p.m. ESPN — NC State at Louisville 8 p.m. CBSSN — UNC-Wilmington at Coll. of Charleston 8:30 p.m. FS1 — Oregon at Indiana 9 p.m.