Once again, Brice Johnson did anything he wanted to on the offensive glass—this time for the full 40 minutes. Johnson's 18-point, 21-rebound performance helped No. 8 North Carolina bruise its way past No. 17 Duke 76-72 Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
In this year’s second installment of the Tobacco Road rivalry, No. 8 North Carolina will make the short trip to Durham for a 6:30 tip-off versus No. 17 Duke Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski removed his suit jacket midway through the second half of Duke’s 79-71 win against Wake Forest Tuesday night, firing up his tired squad.
Playing its third game in six days, No. 17 Duke rebounded from a road loss at Pittsburgh and eked out a 79-71 win against Wake Forest Tuesday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The last time Duke hosted the Demon Deacons on their home floor, an unlikely hero rose up to lead the Blue Devils to victory. Now a household name, sophomore Grayson Allen hasn't quite matched that effort, but he's still driving the offense.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. And the Blue Devils did—for a while, at least.
Nothing seemed to fall for the Blue Devils in the game's first five minutes, but once the ball went through the net for the first time, there was no looking back.
Xavier Rathan-Mayes knew he had it going when he let go of the third 3-pointer. It was about six feet beyond the 3-point line, right around the "t" in the BankUnited Center logo in front of the Florida State bench, so far away that his coaches were closer to him than the nearest Miami defender. It didn't matter. "I’ve never had a zone I was in like that.
After Duke was its own worst enemy in the first 20 minutes with 16 turnovers, the Blue Devils ran into injury problems after halftime in a physical game that left head coach Joanne P. McCallie’s squad battered, bruised and still very much on the NCAA tournament bubble.
Amber Henson's Duke career has been marred by injuries, requiring six knee surgeries and months of rehab. On Senior Day Sunday at Cameron Indoor Stadium, the injury bug struck again, hobbling Henson and several of her teammates as the Blue Devils desperately tried to close out its home slate with a win.
Most years, when Duke’s last regular-season home game rolls around, the Blue Devils can still expect to play in Cameron Indoor Stadium again in postseason competition. They hope that will not be the case this season.
Six seconds, five dribbles, three defenders and one shot. That’s all it took for number three to get Duke past No. 7 Virginia for the 17th straight time at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Grayson Allen's tough runner at the buzzer sent Duke past No. 7 Virginia 63-62 Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium, giving the Blue Devils their second straight top-20 win.
Duke trails No. 7 Virginia 34-31 after one half of play at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Freshman Brandon Ingram took awhile to heat up but leads all scorers with 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the floor—including a 2-of-5 clip from downtown.
Duke dealt Virginia its first loss of the season last year in Charlottesville behind the clutch play of Tyus Jones, and could move back into the top 25 with another marquee win in Cameron Indoor's 1,001st game Saturday.
Duke continues its treacherous journey through the heart of the ACC Saturday when No. 7 Virginia comes calling at 4:30 p.m. at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The Blue Devils fell 69-53 to No. 10 Florida State Thursday at Cameron Indoor Stadium as starters Oderah Chidom and Amber Henson were mired in foul trouble all night.
With another $1,000 on the line, the Blue Devils are looking to feed off of a tenacious home crowd as they aim to knock off their first ranked opponent of the year.
Perhaps Monday's seven-point victory against this year's edition of the highly-regarded Cardinals will—in foresight—mark a critical turning point in the Blue Devils' season once again.
Duke defeated No. 13 Louisville 72-65 Monday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium, powered by a combined 37 points from Grayson Allen and Brandon Ingram.
