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After a lengthy break for final exams, Duke will look to get back on track against Evansville Wednesday after a stunning loss to Boston College in its last outing. The Blue Zone gives three keys to the game:
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass.—Being down by 10 points in the second half can be a scary situation for many teams.
After three consecutive games away from home against Power-5 opponents, including back-to-back double-digit comeback victories against Texas and then-No. 7 Florida, Duke got out to a hot start Saturday to give its starters an opportunity to rest up prior to the start of conference play next weekend.
In a contest with 16 lead changes, Duke found a way to win its first true road game 91-81. Marvin Bagley III and Grayson Allen combined for 44 points as the Blue Devils used an 8-0 run in the closing minutes to pick up their ninth win of the season. The Blue Zone gives three key takeaways, stats and plays, and looks forward:
Despite taking home the championship trophy of the PK80 Invitational Motion Bracket in Portland, Ore., the Blue Devils were not entirely on their game for much of the tournament, needing 15-plus point comebacks their its last two battles due to streaky perimeter shooting and lapses on defense.
Duke stumbled out of the gates to open the Portland action in the PK80 Invitational, needing a second-half comeback to down Portland State 99-81.
After starting off the season 5-0 against lesser competition—outside of a thrilling win against No. 2 Michigan State—Duke will face stiffer opponents in this week's PK80 tournament in Portland, Oregon. If the Blue Devils beat Portland State Thursday, it would play the winner of Butler and Texas Friday before potentially taking on either No. 7 Florida or No. 17 Gonzaga on Sunday.
Following a disappointing 21-16 defeat at Army on Veterans Day, the Blue Devils will return to Durham looking to snap their six-game losing streak on senior day.
They say the devil is in the details. But in Durham, the Blue Devils are in the details—and numbers.
Entering the 2017 campaign with lofty expectations as the nation’s top team, the Blue Devils have looked locked in through the season's first 20 minutes, heading into the locker room ahead 45-25.
Just three months ago, Marvin Bagley III was sitting at home deciding whether or not to forgo his senior year of high school while his new teammates were already starting practice.
Eighty-one yards against N.C. Central, 56 against North Carolina, 40 against Miami, 42 against Florida State and 92 against Pittsburgh.
NOTE: Updated at 3 p.m. Nov. 3 to include Trevon Duval's suspension.
BLACKSBURG, Va.—With two straight victories at Lane Stadium since 2013, the Blue Devils entered Saturday evening’s matchup against 13th-ranked Virginia Tech looking to build on that success while snapping a four-game losing streak in the process.
Entering Saturday’s matchup against Virginia Tech as 17-point underdogs in danger of dropping their fifth consecutive contest, the Blue Devils were still in the game, down just a touchdown with 1:15 left in the first half.
While teams across the nation strive for an advantage either in size or quickness down the court, the Blue Devils enter the 2017-18 season looking to utilize a dangerous combination of height and mobility.
2016-17 record: 21-16, 8-10 in the ACC
2016-17 record: 19-15, 10-8 in the ACC
After four straight wins to start the season, Duke is an even 4-4 after its offense has cratered to score just five touchdowns in its last four weeks. The Blue Devils rushed for just 76 yards in their latest defeat, a 24-17 loss Saturday to Pittsburgh.
After losing three straight games, Duke will look to get back on track Saturday at Wallace Wade Stadium against Pittsburgh, which has not beaten a Power Five team thus far.
