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North Carolina men's basketball on Friday night cost itself a chance at an ACC championship—and potentially a ticket to the NCAA tournament. Once trailing rival Duke by 24 points, the Tar Heels stormed back in the second half and had a chance to take the lead with 4.

North Carolina had a prime chance to strengthen its case for March Madness. Instead the Tar Heels crumbled again and should miss the NCAA Tournament.

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What began with 15 teams has dwindled to two in Charlotte, North Carolina, as the ACC Tournament bracket has chewed up and spit out 13 others to leave us with No. 1 seed Duke and No. 3 seed Clemson with only Saturday's title game remaining.

ACC Tournament championship game is set following a pair of hard-fought semifinal matchups on Friday. No. 1 Duke survived a late comeback attempt by North Carolina, prevailing in the final seconds of the game despite the absence of standout freshman Cooper Flagg due to an ankle sprain.

Here's a look at the schedule, start times and TV channels for Friday's semifinal games at the ACC basketball tournament