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CHAPEL HILL—Before the season started, Duke was supposed to be the team that would overpower opponents with its post depth, with Amile Jefferson returning and two top-20 recruits joining the frontcourt.
Update: This article has been updated following Virginia's 67-42 win against Pittsburgh, No. 8 Louisville's 71-64 against No. 19 Notre Dame, No. 15 Florida State's 66-57 win against No. 25 Miami and Wake Forest's 89-84 win against Virginia Tech Saturday.
With two losses last week, Duke blew its chance to play for the ACC regular-season title against its biggest rival.
No. 17 Duke got back in the win column with a 75-70 victory against No. 15 Florida State on Senior Night at Cameron Indoor Stadium Tuesday, with four Blue Devils scoring at least 14 points. Duke can now lock up a double bye in the ACC tournament with a win at No. 5 North Carolina in its regular-season finale Saturday night.
Hitting was expected to be the Blue Devils' strength entering the season, but Duke's bats remained silent Monday against Power-5 competition as the team continued to stumble out of the gates.
John Gillon's prayer at the buzzer was answered with a deep 3-pointer off the backboard to lift Syracuse past Duke 78-75 at the Carrier Dome Wednesday. The Blue Devils' seven-game winning streak ended in dramatic fashion, as Duke and the Orange added another chapter to the string of instant classics the two teams have played in recent years.
After two more wins, the Blue Devils are now in good position for a double-bye in the ACC tournament with two weeks to go in the regular season.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—Duke struggled through its lowest-scoring first half of the season—no surprise against Virginia's top scoring defense in the nation—but the Blue Devils have responded with a strong defensive effort of their own to stay in the game.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—For most of Wednesday night, Duke’s offense was ineffective, struggling to attack the basket and find open shots against No. 14 Virginia’s pack-line defense.
More than a month ago, long before No. 8 North Carolina lost in front of an electric crowd at Cameron indoor Stadium Thursday night, I walked into Cameron to see the Blue Devil women’s team face a different eighth-ranked opponent.
Duke continued its rapid ascent up the conference standings this week and is the only team in the ACC with a winning streak of more than two games.
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski insisted Saturday’s game against Clemson would be a test of his team’s maturity less than 48 hours after a dramatic win against No. 8 North Carolina, and midway through the second half, his team was failing.
The No. 18 Blue Devils shot lights out and improbably kept No. 8 North Carolina off the boards in an 86-78 win at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke has now won 12 of its 16 games against its biggest rival in this decade.
Leading up to Thursday's Duke-North Carolina game, Blue Devil head coach Mike Krzyzewski and co-captains Amile Jefferson and Matt Jones met with the media. See below for some of their most noteworthy comments leading up to the contest.
For the second straight Sunday, No. 10 Duke and No. 23 Northwestern were tied at three with all eyes on a competitive tiebreaker.
The top 11 teams in the ACC are all at least 5-6 in conference play, making up one of the deepest conferences ever.
SOUTH BEND, Ind.—Nobody saw the best game of Jayson Tatum’s career coming Monday.
SOUTH BEND, Ind.—Both of Duke's last two games have been close, high-scoring shootouts, and there was no reason to expect Monday would be any different with two of the highest-powered offenses in the ACC facing off.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—With Duke's season on the line in the last four minutes, Luke Kennard completed an individual performance for the ages to bring the energy the team has been seeking for the last month.
With its season at a crossroads, Duke will have to right the ship Saturday by doing two things it has not done all season—win on the road and beat a team that scores more than 80 points per game.
