2019 NCAA tournament preview: Cincinnati
(03/18/19 4:53am)
Cincinnati Bearcats: 27-6, 14-4 in the American Athletic Conference
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Cincinnati Bearcats: 27-6, 14-4 in the American Athletic Conference
While spring break may be upon us, Duke shouldn’t take a break from its dominance the past couple of weeks. Riding the wave of arguably its best performance of the year last Thursday against Loyola, the Blue Devils have a chance to continue their winning streak against Utah.
The Blue Devils head to Chapel Hill for a rematch with the Tar Heels this Saturday, hoping to avenge their home loss last month. The Blue Zone takes a look at a player from each team that could be a difference-maker in the game:
With seven minutes left to play Tuesday, Cameron Indoor went silent as freshman Tre Jones hobbled over to the sideline, later limping out to the locker room after shooting his free throws.
No. 4 Duke cannot seem to pull away from a struggling Wake Forest squad, which has matched Duke in offensive power and has won the battle down low on the Blue Devils’ senior night. Duke heads into the locker room leading 35-34 Here are five observations from the opening 20 minutes:
With the game tied at 59 after fighting and clawing their way through the match, the Blue Devils looked ready to finally take the lead for good and put the Hokies away.
BLACKSBURG, Va.— Duke’s first half against Virginia Tech was a grudge match, as neither team shied away from the big lights, making tough shot after tough shot. The Blue Devils head into the locker room against Virginia Tech trailing 37-34. Here are five observations from the first half of play:
With the rumors circulating around about former POTUS Barack Obama making an appearance tomorrow night for Duke’s big rivalry game against North Carolina, it is of importance that we understand Obama’s allegiance likely will not be with the Blue Devils but may in fact be with the destined for hell Tar Heels.
Ahead of the Blue Devils' latest marquee battle against No. 8 North Carolina, our men's basketball beats make their predictions for the outcome of Wednesday evening's contest:
Zion Williamson
R.J. Barrett
After needing a desperation miracle to pull off a 23-point comeback against Louisville Tuesday, Duke got off to a hot start from the field Saturday against in-state rival N.C. State and leads 48-40 entering the locker room. Here are five observations from the first half of play:
It’s easy to lose yourself in the continuous highlight reel that is the Duke show. And why shouldn't you?
Despite trailing by two points at halftime, Duke ended up blowing out Boston College with a 80-55 victory. The Blue Zone breaks down three key takeaways, three key stats and looks forward for the Duke squad:
Another day, another attempt at revenge for the Blue Devils will come Tuesday night.
After another convincing road win against Notre Dame, the Blue Devils will play their final out-of-conference game against St. John’s this Saturday in Durham. The Blue Zone looks at a key player for each team:
PITTSBURGH—Jeff Capel might have recruited freshmen Zion Williamson and R.J. Barrett, but his team couldn't stop them Tuesday night.
All season long, Duke has relied on its star-studded freshman class. But missing two of the Blue Devils’ five-star underclassmen, glaring weaknesses in Duke’s game showed through.
Duke will return home to face-off against unranked Syracuse this Saturday. The Blue Zone breaks down three aspects of the game that could help the Blue Devils stay undefeated in the ACC.
The Blue Devils will continue its conference slate vs. No. 13 Florida State this Saturday. The Blue Zone takes a look at a player from each team that could be a difference-maker in the game.