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The Blue Devils stay perfect this season, defeating Elon 76-54 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The victory is Duke's 100th consecutive non-conference victory at home. After another slow start, Duke pulled away in the second half on the strength of Mason Plumlee's 21 points and 16 rebounds.
Duke 74, Elon 51 (2:50 2nd half): Three pointers started falling again for Duke in this stretch, with Kelly, Cook, and Curry all connecting from long-range. With the lead at a comfortable 23-point margin, Alex Murphy has gotten off the bench while Mason Plumlee and Ryan Kelly get much deserved rest.
Marshall Plumlee is not dressed for tonight's game against Elon after making his season debut last night.
Despite knocking off their third top-five team of the season on Wednesday when the Blue Devils downed then-No. 4 Ohio State 73-68, Duke remained at No. 2 in this week's AP Poll.
Senior guard Seth Curry will not play Saturday against Delaware due to a left ankle injury, according to Duke Men's Basketball's official twitter account.
Duke took home the Battle 4 Atlantis title Saturday night after knocking off No. 2 Louisville 76-71. The Blue Devils played three games in three nights, defeating Minnesota and Virginia Commonwealth before upending the Cardinals in the finals. As Duke prepares for their third showdown with a top-5 team on Wednesday when No. 4 Ohio State travels to Cameron Indoor Stadium, take a look at the key stats from the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.
As expected, VCU didn't let Duke have an easy time trying to get to the finals for the Battle 4 Atlantis. The Blue Devils needed a big shot from Quinn Cook to put them ahead at halftime before giving themselves a little bit of breathing room in the second half. VCU kept the game close the entire way, but Duke didn't let down and hung on to win 67-58.
The days of Maryland/Duke basketball as we know it are over. The Terrapins are scheduled to announce this afternoon that they have accepted an invitation to join the Big Ten Conference for the 2014-15 academic year. In addition to Maryland, the Big Ten will also add Rutgers, bringing the conference total to 14.
Fourth Quarter (Duke 24, Georgia Tech 42): Georgia Tech’s deliberate offensive attack continued to wear down the Duke defense, capping off an 18-play, 8:31 long drive with an 8-yard Washington touchdown pass to Robert Godhigh. The scoring drive re-broke the record set for most plays in a scoring drive this season, previously broken in the second quarter, and was also the longest scoring drive in terms of time off the game clock this season.
Despite Mason Plumlee's foul trouble, Duke basketball outlasted Kentucky to defeat the Wildcats 75-68 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
No. 8 Duke is 1-0 following a 74-55 victory against Georgia State in its season-opener, but the team faces its first true test tonight in Atlanta when it takes on No. 3 Kentucky. In the game's key matchup, Mason Plumlee will look to build off his dominant performance against Georgia State last Friday against one of the top young big men in college basketball, freshman Nerlens Noel.
The ACC is buzzing about Duke’s historic victory over North Carolina Saturday, but there were other great games in the Atlantic Coast Conference this week, including close games in Virginia and Maryland.
Texas-sized shake-up
Mike Krzyzewski has an extensive military history, having played his college ball at Army from 1966-1969 and coaching there from 1975-1980. Now, the entire Blue Devil men's basketball team will get a small taste of army life.
Before every football game this year, The Blue Zone is going to sit down with a football writer from the opposing school's student newspaper to get the scoop on their team and season.
Before every football game this year, The Blue Zone is going to sit down with a football writer from the opposing school's student newspaper to get the scoop on their team and season.
Former Duke baseball player Marcus Stroman has been suspended 50 games by MLB for using Methylhexaneamine.
The Senior Bowl has released it's first ever watch list in advance of the January 26 game, and two Blue Devils are on it.
Brandon Connette had been Duke's running quarterback in the past, but he may have a new role on this year's squad. During a 95-snap scrimmage, the red shirt sophomore was on the receiving end of a 15-yard Sean Renfree touchdown pass, and then ran 36 yards for another score.
After more than four weeks at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Blair Holliday is being transferred to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia for rehabilitation. Once settled in, Holliday made a couple of important phone calls.
