UNC basketball’s ‘No. 1 stat’ this season, entering Tar Heels' game at Duke

CHAPEL HILL — It’s not a statistic that is tracked by college basketball teams, the NCAA or a slew of analytics sites. But even though it can’t be listed as an actual number on a page, it’s something that has become a theme for UNC basketball throughout the 2025-26 season. For the 17th-ranked Tar Heels (24-6, 12-5 ACC), who are preparing for a game against No. 1 Duke (28-2, 16-1) at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday, March 7 (6:30 p.m., ESPN), resiliency has become the top trait for a team that has played half of its games without at least one of its top three players. “It’d be our No. 1 stat. That’s the most important thing on...