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The Blue Devils protected their home court for the first time in their last three attempts with an 88-80 win against N.C. State Saturday afternoon. Duke led for much of the way, held Anthony "Cat" Barber somewhat in check and relied on Grayson Allen and Luke Kennard to get the win:
ATLANTA—Even without Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, the Blue Devils came away with an 80-71 win Tuesday night against Georgia Tech in front of a spectacle of stars.
ATLANTA—Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski missed his first game since 1995 Tuesday after not traveling with the team for the Blue Devils' game at Georgia Tech.
ATLANTA—The Blue Devils knew they were going to be without senior captain Amile Jefferson for the 13th straight game Tuesday. They found out Tuesday morning that head coach Mike Krzyzewski would miss his first game since 1995 after remaining in Durham following a trip to Duke University Hospital Monday.
Although the SEC/Big 12 Challenge provided a break from conference play for college basketball fans, the AP Poll remained as fluid as always.
Once again, the Blue Devils dropped two of three doubles matches. And once again, it ended up costing them.
The No. 15 Miami Hurricanes defended their home court Monday night with an 80-69 victory against No. 24 Duke. The hosts outshot the Blue Devils 51 percent to 42 percent from the field, as they shared the rock and found open looks against a Duke team that is depleted in the frontcourt.
Duke was in control, up a break and just a game away from sealing a doubles match on court two to take a 1-0 lead.
Duke hosts Syracuse Monday night at 7 p.m. hoping to snap its second two-game losing streak in as many years against a team that has won two straight. The Blue Devils have played as well as anyone in the country offensively, but will hope to overcome a lack of depth and improve on the defensive end to come away with a win. Here are the three keys to the game:
Greatness was in the air at Cameron Indoor Saturday afternoon.
For the first several minutes, it seemed as if Duke was not going to miss from downtown.
No. 14 Duke torched Virginia Tech with outside shooting from the start of Saturday’s 82-58 victory. But the Blue Devils also won thanks to an area that has not been a strength since senior forward Amile Jefferson exited the lineup in early December with a foot injury—their play on the interior.
After two convincing wins to open conference play on the road, the Blue Devils are back inside the friendly confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on one of the ACC's surprise teams early in league action.
SYRACUSE, N.Y.—For Duke, Sunday was as ugly as it gets.
Nonconference play is supposed to give teams a chance to mix and match their personnel, identify strengths and weaknesses and allow freshmen to adjust to the college game.
The Bulls will finally make the trip to the Bull City, but there will be no Bobby Hurley at the helm. The former Duke standout guard won national championships as a Blue Devil in 1991 and 1992 and led Buffalo to its first NCAA tournament berth last season as the Bulls' head coach before moving west to take the reins at Arizona State.
Goodbyes are never fun.
NEW YORK—It’s official: Duke has its star player, and his name is Grayson Allen.
NEW YORK—The Blue Devils may have been excited to get back to the court after a loss to Kentucky, but it was the Rams who showed the most hustle in the first half. Thanks to a flurry of transition points and a big outing from senior Melvin Johnson, Virginia Commonwealth takes a 39-38 lead heading into intermission at the 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden.
NEW YORK—He shot just 2-of-11 against Kentucky. He started Friday night on the bench. But when Grayson Allen took the floor, the sophomore guard torched Virginia Commonwealth with another marquee performance.
