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Each day leading up to the first round of the NCAA tournament, The Chronicle will preview one of the four regions in the bracket, touching on the true contenders in the region and potential bracket-busting Cinderellas. First up is the East region, with the Midwest, South and West on tap for later in the week.
Marquette Golden Eagles: 19-12, 10-8 in the Big East
Jayson Tatum
NEW YORK—After getting to the ACC championship with two dramatic comebacks from double-digit deficits in the second half, Duke found itself in an unfamiliar position for much of the first half Saturday—in the lead.
NEW YORK—When Matt Jones was asked to describe the Blue Devils in one word at Duke’s preseason media day in October, he made a prescient choice.
NEW YORK—Last week, Duke struggled to guard Isaiah Hicks in its loss to North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
NEW YORK—Harry Giles had shown rare glimpses of why he was the top recruit in the nation last year, with an occasional block or athletic dunk popping up every few games.
Duke and North Carolina will face off against each other in the next chapter of their classic rivalry Friday, but it won't be in Durham or Chapel Hill or anywhere in the South. They are meeting in New York in the ACC tournament semifinals at the Barclays Center, with the Blue Devils playing for a chance at their first conference championship game appearance in three years. The Blue Zone takes a look at a player from each team who could be the difference-maker in the game:
Duke split with arch rival North Carolina during the season, and the two teams will get the chance to settle the score on a neutral site in Friday night's ACC tournament semifinals in New York. The No. 5 seed Blue Devils are playing the top-seeded Tar Heels in the postseason for the first time since 2011, when Duke won the ACC championship 81-67. Here are three keys to Friday's heavyweight battle.
Gonzaga Bulldogs: 32-1, 17-1 in the West Coast Conference
Michigan State Spartans: 19-14, 10-8 in the Big Ten
Creighton Bluejays: 25-9, 10-8 in the Big East
NEW YORK—With the Blue Devils running on fumes to start the second half of their second game in as many days, not even strong defenders Matt Jones and Frank Jackson could match up with Louisville’s quick guards one-on-one.
NEW YORK—The Blue Devils' game against Louisville was supposed to be one of the best games of the weekend, with two top-15 teams meeting in a rare conference tournament quarterfinal.
NEW YORK—When Duke fell behind by four twice in the first half against Clemson, it looked to talented freshmen Jayson Tatum and Frank Jackson for quick responses around the rim.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons: 18-12, 9-9 in the ACC
After dropping out of the top four in the ACC in the last two weeks of the season, Duke is heading to the conference tournament a day earlier than expected and in need of an unprecedented run to bring home its first title in six years.
With 10 seconds left and Duke trailing Wake Forest by one on the road Jan. 28, freshman Harry Giles set a screen in the paint to free up Luke Kennard.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons: 18-12, 9-9 in the ACC
CHAPEL HILL—The Blue Devils used a barrage of 3-pointers to beat North Carolina 86-78 a month ago, but it may take even more offense than that to win another shootout this time around.
