There won’t be a greater rivalry in all of sports activities than Duke vs. North Carolina in males’s faculty basketball. Saturday’s matchup between two top-10 groups took on much more that means than ordinary with an ACC common season championship on the road. Duke and UNC would cut up the league title if Duke gained, and the Tar Heels would win it outright with a win at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

With a lot on the road, the sport was sure to be tense. That rigidity spilled over for an unpleasant second within the first half from Duke star Kyle Filipowski.

Filipowski appeared to deliberately journey UNC’s Harrison Ingram as play resumed down the opposite finish of the courtroom. Grayson Allen, is that you simply? It is a horrible search for the Blue Devils. Watch video of Filipowski’s journey right here:

It was just a few weeks in the past that Filipowski appeared to get injured as Wake Forest followers stormed the courtroom after an upset win over Duke. That incident set off days of discourse on whether or not courtroom storming ought to be banned. Filipowski didn’t miss any time or undergo any form of important damage.

Filipowski’s journey might have been a flagrant foul, however one way or the other he bought away unscathed. He stays within the recreation for this essential matchup.

Grayson Allen had a number of notorious tripping incidents throughout his time at Duke. Allen obtained an “indefinite” suspension beneath Mike Krzyzewski in 2017 for tripping, but it surely solely lasted one recreation. Will Filipowski face any self-discipline? In all probability not. However soiled performs like this one don’t have any place within the recreation, particularly not in a rivalry as great as UNC vs. Duke.