No player on Duke basketball's roster has played in the UNC rivalry game more than Tyrese Proctor. Here's why Proctor could be an X-factor.

Even so, Brown, currently leading the No. 2-ranked Blue Devils (18-2, 10-0) with his 1.5 steals per game while also averaging 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists as a workmanlike spark plug off the bench across his 15 outings to date, made another positive stride on Wednesday.

Junior forward Maliq Brown has been sidelined for nearly three weeks with a sprained knee. The Duke defensive specialist is making progress toward a return.

Here's a look at how the ACC's 18 men's basketball programs stack up heading into Saturday's Duke-North Carolina game:

UNC will travel down Tobacco Road on Saturday night for the first of two games this season against No. 2 Duke.

Everything you need to know in order to watch the Duke Blue Devils take on the North Carolina State Wolfpack on Monday, Jan. 27.

Maliq Brown has missed the last four games for Duke. On Thursday, the transfer forward got a massive update before the Blue Devils upcoming game.