RIVALRY REPEAT: Duke men's basketball meets North Carolina in New York for second straight year
(03/09/18 6:51am)
NEW YORK—Have you had enough of the Tobacco Road rivalry?
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NEW YORK—Have you had enough of the Tobacco Road rivalry?
NEW YORK—Although defense has been Duke's calling card for the final three weeks of the regular season, you wouldn't have known it by watching the first half of Thursday night's ACC quarterfinal matchup.
NEW YORK—Just before the under-16 timeout in Thursday's second half, Trevon Duval watched the ball trickle out of bounds after yet another ugly turnover—not an unfamiliar act for the freshman point guard.
Kansas State Wildcats: 22-11, 10-8 in the Big 12
N.C. State Wolfpack: 21-11, 11-7 in the ACC
Butler Bulldogs: 20-13, 9-9 in the Big East Conference
On the eve of yet another Duke-North Carolina matchup, two Blue Devils—one former, the other current—stood on polar opposite ends of a critical debate.
With just about three minutes to play in Duke’s Jan. 13 matchup with Wake Forest, Wendell Carter Jr. trudged to the Blue Devil bench. Head down, he high-fived his coaches and then teammates before sitting down in his chair and leaning back as the final seconds ticked off in Duke’s 15th victory of the season.
With the ACC regular season in the rearview mirror, it's time for fans to turn their attention to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. as the 2018 ACC Tournament kicks off at noon Tuesday. Although Duke's No. 2 seeding means that the Blue Devils will not play until Thursday's evening session, there will be plenty of action before then. The Blue Zone takes an early look at what could likely be another exciting five days in the city that never sleeps.
Staring down the barrel of a double-digit deficit, Duke entered the locker room desperately needing an offensive lift.
When Duke and North Carolina met just more than three weeks ago in Chapel Hill, offense was the name of the game for the first 20 minutes.
GREENSBORO, N.C.—As Duke entered halftime down 13 with just five made buckets, its hopes of another deep ACC tournament run looked bleak.
With a three-game winning streak and some confidence in their back pockets, the Blue Devils took to the courts Thursday in search of a signature nonconference victory.
N.C. State Wolfpack: 21-10, 11-7 in the ACC
Ever since Duke and North Carolina met 20 days ago in Chapel Hill, things have changed dramatically for the Tar Heels. After three consecutive losses and being on the verge of falling out of the top 25, North Carolina won seven straight games before a loss at the buzzer to Miami Tuesday night.
It started Friday morning while Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski was out walking his dog, Blue.
Since Duke shifted to a full-time zone defense nearly two weeks ago, the Blue Devils have been as good as nearly any team at keeping their opponents off the scoreboard.
Make it four straight—Duke cruised to another home victory Wednesday, easily taking down Louisville 82-56. The Blue Zone gives three key takeaways and stats from the win and looks forward for the Blue Devils:
CLEMSON, S.C.—Since the start of conference play, the road has been unkind to Duke. With the exception of a win at Miami in mid-January, the Blue Devils had yet to earn themselves a meaningful victory away from Durham.
When Duke last ventured south for a matchup with Clemson—albeit at its temporary home in Greenville, S.C.—the Blue Devils left the floor losers. And for all the success Duke has had in the last 20 years against its conference foe, winning 31 of 36 matchups, road matchups with the Tigers have been the Blue Devils' kryptonite ever since an embarrassing 74-47 defeat in February 2009.