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BLACKSBURG, Va.—The identity of this Blue Devil team remained a mystery Monday night, with a past strength turning into its biggest weakness down the stretch at Virginia Tech.
Playing without their leading scorer and biggest interior presence in Marvin Bagley III for the fourth consecutive contest, the Blue Devils continued to rely on Grayson Allen for the bulk of their offensive production in a dominant first half.
Although the Blue Devils may not be decisively better without freshman Marvin Bagley III in the lineup as a team, one thing is clear: Grayson Allen has been significantly more effective as the go-to option.
After falling short of an NCAA tournament berth last season, the Blue Devils entered the 2018 season looking to steal a series against one of the nation’s top teams in a hostile environment.
After one of its best defensive performances to date this year, No. 12 Duke will travel to take on No. 11 Clemson Sunday at 1 p.m. The Blue Zone gives three keys for the Blue Devils to come out on top:
Duke bounced back from a disheartening loss to archrival North Carolina with a solid victory against Georgia Tech Sunday. The Blue Devils will look to sustain that momentum Wednesday night, as Virginia Tech will make the trip to Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Zone gives one player that could be the difference in the game for each team:
After falling on the road to lowly St. John's, Duke will make the short trip to Chapel Hill Thursday night to take on North Carolina. The Blue Zone gives a player on each team that could be the difference in the game:
NEW YORK—Trailing 61-51 with nine minutes remaining in Madison Square Garden against St. John’s, Saturday’s matchup felt similar to a game that went down in Blue Devil history just three years earlier.
Coming off a dominant, bounce-back victory Monday night against Notre Dame, the Blue Devils will face a one-game layoff from conference play this weekend when they travel to their home away from home in New York.
After falling in gut-wrenching fashion to No. 2 Virginia Saturday, Duke looks to get back in the win column Monday against Notre Dame at Cameron Indoor Stadium at 7 p.m. The Blue Zone gives three keys for a Blue Devil win:
Coming off a solid road win Tuesday against Wake Forest, Duke will return home Saturday in an attempt to take down the lone undefeated team remaining in conference play in a marquee matchup.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—After giving up 89 and 96 points in two road losses to Boston College and N.C. State to start conference play, the Blue Devils were searching for a solution to their perimeter defensive woes.
Duke: Trevon Duval
Stating that the Hurricanes have had the Blue Devils’ number in recent years would be an understatement.
PITTSBURGH—Although the Blue Devils boast the nation’s most efficient offensive unit—according to basketball statistician Ken Pomeroy—Duke has not received much production from its bench in meaningful minutes this season, especially in the last few weeks.
Entering Wednesday’s matchup in pursuit of their first conference road win following a loss on the road at N.C. State, the Blue Devils started the game on a 10-0 run and head into the locker room with a commanding 50-24 lead, the second-fewest first-half points they have allowed this season.
After suffering its second conference road loss in as many tries against N.C. State Saturday, Duke will travel to Pittsburgh to try and down the Panthers Wednesday night. The Blue Zone takes a look at one player—or factor—from each team that could be the difference-maker.
After a 10-day layoff for the holidays, the Blue Devils will return to the court Saturday looking to obtain their first conference victory of the season prior to the end of 2017.
With the end of 2017 quickly approaching, The Chronicle's sports department takes a look back at the biggest sports stories of the year. Each day, The Blue Zone will review a major game, event or storyline that helped shape the course of the year in Blue Devil athletics.
Trailing 14-3 early in the second quarter against Georgia Tech at home on Nov. 18th, Duke was just 44 minutes away from dropping its seventh consecutive contest and failing to reach a bowl game for the second time in as many years, despite a 4-0 start to the season.
