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"A massive, brutal snowstorm that has gridlocked traffic in North Carolina stood no chance against the passion of fans who wanted to get to today's Duke University-University of North Carolina basketball game on time. Too bad it's been postponed.\nPeople have abandoned their cars on state highways throughout the day \u2014 most trying to seek shelter for the night \u2014 but fans of arguably the most epic rivalry in college basketball left their vehicles on the road because the knew they could walk to Smith Center for the game faster than they could drive there.\nSee also: The Northeast Braces as Ice Storm Approaches\nTip off in Chapel Hill, N.C., home of the UNC Tar Heels, was set for around 9 p.m. Those seats usually fill up fast, though, and people had already started to leave their cars for the game about three and a half hours before it would have begun.\n\nPeople are abandoning cars on 54 about 2.5 miles from Smith Center. pic.twitter.com/MCCJJejQ84\n\u2014 Mark Thompson (@mthompsonNR) February 12, 2014\n\n\u00A0\n\nRoad to Smith Center blocked. pic.twitter.com/Vs1WlW4Fcl\n\u2014 R.L. Bynum (@RL_Bynum) February 12, 2014\n\n\u00A0\n\n1.5 miles from Smith Center... Fans making their way to the game. #Duke #UNC #UNCvsDuke pic.twitter.com/z8rZVMf1S9\n\u2014 Mark Thompson (@mthompsonNR) February 12, 2014\n\n\u00A0\n\n54 on the way to the Smith Center. pic.twitter.com/sDX6KoFEjl\n\u2014 Mandy Mitchell (@MandyWRAL) February 12, 2014\n\n\u00A0\nThe storm is still pelting parts of North Carolina with snow, and that state, along with Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Virginia and Maryland have all declared states of emergency. The weather has also slathered ice along its path, and will move north toward Washington, D.C., and New York City as the night continues.\nThough the Duke and UNC campuses are only eight miles apart, that distance was overwhelming, considering the storm's intensity. School officials announced at 5:40 p.m. ET that the game would be postponed because Duke players wouldn't be able to arrive in time and because of safety concerns.\n\"I can't responsibly advise fans to be on the road at 9 p.m. tonight,\" said Greg Fishel, chief meteorologist at local Raleigh outlet WRAL. \nThe big game will be made up on Feb. 20.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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