Duke women's basketball falls short of miraculous upset against Louisville
By Jake C. Piazza | January 6, 2020It looked like it was going to be a true underdog story Sunday afternoon.
It looked like it was going to be a true underdog story Sunday afternoon.
Duke will be without a key piece of its 2020 freshman class as it continues its ACC slate.
College basketball rang in 2020 in appropriate fashion with a pair of top-five upsets on back-to-back nights.
The Blue Devils’ offense was predicated on motion and ball movement throughout Saturday’s matchup.
Stanley’s hustle and willingness to drive relentlessly to the basket helped him score Duke’s first seven points in a blowout win against Miami.
Miami may be the farthest the Blue Devils have to travel this regular season, but for Vernon Carey Jr., Saturday evening’s matchup provided him an opportunity to feast on some home cooking.
Here are five observations from the opening half between Duke and Miami.
The script could not be more different thus far for both teams.
The Minnesota native will need to bring his usual tough on-ball pressure to the Hurricanes to maximize Duke’s defensive stops.
After a dominating New Year's Eve victory against Boston College, Duke heads south to continue its conference slate.
Coming off of an overtime victory at Clemson, the Hurricanes will be eager to take the floor in the Watsco Center against the Blue Devils and stop them right in their tracks as the new decade kicks off.
The Blue Devils suffered their third straight loss Thursday.
Redshirt freshman guard Mikayla Boykin will return to the women's basketball team's active roster for the first time in nearly a year.
Just two days into the new decade, the Blue Devils will also be ringing in the brunt of ACC play Thursday.
Tre Jones and the Blue Devils hounded Derryck Thornton in his first time back in Cameron Indoor Stadium since the 2015-16 season, when he started 20 games at point guard for the Blue Devils.
Eleven Blue Devils put points on the scoreboard against the Eagles, but star point guard Tre Jones' return made an impact bigger than a scoreboard could measure.
Duke could do no wrong in its ACC battle with Boston College.
Duke did not struggle against the Eagles in the first half.
Hurt, a 6-foot-9 “matchup nightmare," is draining treys at a 38.5 percent rate thus far, and the Blue Devils will need him to hit at a similar ratio to pull away from a Boston College team looking for a major upset.
The Blue Devils' floor general will be back in battle Tuesday night.