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.

With Duke and UNC trending in opposite directions, you had questions before the first meeting of the rivals this season on Saturday.

UNC basketball's Jalen Washington missed the game at Pitt. Will Washington play at Duke? Here's an update from head coach Hubert Davis.