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The Blue Devils entered the weekend wanting to make a final push toward their first NCAA championship berth and did just that, coming away with one of their best performances of the season.
After covering both coasts in the span of four weeks, the Blue Devils will travel to the waters up north in search of a signature victory.
When Virginia and Duke take the field, the two perennial powers are generally battling in high-stakes games for tournament crowns.
After attempting to conquer the west in their last race, the Blue Devils now head north in pursuit of Virginia.
Brandon Ingram
Antonio Vrankovic
Despite trailing by three at halftime, the fourth-seeded Blue Devils rallied in the second half to come away with a 93-85 win against No. 13 seed UNC Wilmington. With the win, Duke will advance to take on Yale Saturday in Providence, R.I.
After downing N.C. State 92-89 in their ACC tournament opener, the Blue Devils hit the hardwood once again Wednesday at 2 p.m. to take on Notre Dame in the quarterfinals. Duke lost its first matchup against Notre Dame 95-91 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Here are three keys to the game:
After lacking intensity in a loss Sunday to Pittsburgh, No. 17 Duke overcame a poor shooting night to defeat Wake Forest 79-71. The Blue Devils will play their regular-season finale Saturday against No. 8 North Carolina
After going 2-1 on a three-game road swing, the Blue Devils return home Saturday to take on N.C. State. Duke defeated the Wolfpack 88-78 two weeks ago and will look to replicate its success on the offensive end to come away with the win. Here are three keys to the game:
The Blue Devils took to the road without head coach Mike Krzyzewski and came away with a much-needed 80-71 road victory against Georgia Tech. After struggling to create separation in the first half, Duke embarked on an 18-2 run midway through the second period to put the game away:
The 20th-ranked Blue Devils snapped their three-game losing streak Saturday with an 88-78 win on the road against N.C. State. Duke got big games from its two biggest stars as freshman Brandon Ingram and sophomore Grayson Allen combined for 53 points in the win. The Blue Devils will have little time to rest as they next take the court Monday against No. 15 Miami.
The Blue Devils dropped their second consecutive conference game Saturday in a 95-91 loss to Notre Dame. Duke was done in by poor defense and difficulty on the boards and will look to avoid a third consecutive defeat Monday against the Orange.
After a commanding win against Boston College to start ACC play, head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s squad was thoroughly tested on the road in a 91-75 victory against Wake Forest. In a game that was closer than the score would indicate, the Duke freshmen were counted on to make big plays as guards Grayson Allen and Matt Jones sat due to foul trouble.
With a little more than a third of the NBA season in the books, the Blue Zone takes a look at how some former Blue Devils are doing at the next level:
Returning to the court after a long holiday break, No. 15 Duke showed no signs of rust and got off to a blistering start en route to a 105-66 win against Elon (9-4). The Blue Devils set the pace with a historic first half on the offensive side of the ball and got another solid performance from freshman Brandon Ingram. Duke (10-2) will face Long Beach State in its non-conference finale Wednesday.
Despite wins by the ACC’s marquee programs, the Big Ten collected its second consecutive victory overall in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge with an 8-6 mark. The slate of games pit some of the best teams in the nation against each other and brought some of the most games of the young season.
No. 7 Duke used a hot start from freshman Brandon Ingram and solid ball movement on offense to down Indiana 94-74 Wednesday in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. With the win, the Blue Devils moved to 7-1 on the season and extended their non-conference home-win streak to 121 games.
No. 5 Duke faces its first true challenge of the season in what was very nearly last season’s national championship game, taking on No. 2 Kentucky at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Chicago. The matchup pits the winningest programs of the last decade against each other for the first time since 2012, with the Blue Devils holding a three-game win streak against the Wildcats that dates back to 1998. As Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski prepares his team for the highly-anticipated matchup, the Blue Zone takes a look at a player from each team that could be the difference in this season’s Champions Classic
Anthony Nash
