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After setting or approaching several program records in a blowout of St. Francis, Duke will look to continue the momentum as it travels north to kick off ACC play against Boston College Saturday at noon. Here is a look at a key player who could be the difference-maker in the game for each team:
After three straight comeback victories to claim the Motion bracket championship at the PK80 Invitational this past weekend, Duke will look to get off to a fast start against Indiana Wednesday night at Assembly Hall as a part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
After being down in at halftime in all three games in Portland, No. 1 Duke roared back once again to shock No. 7 Florida to take the PK80 Motion Bracket title. The Blue Zone gives three key takeaways, stats and plays, and looks forward for the Blue Devils:
After gritting out a win against Portland State, Duke rallied from a 16-point deficit Friday to down Texas 85-78 in overtime. The Blue Zone gives three key takeways, stats and plays—and looks forward.
The last time Portland State played Duke in December 1997, Nike had released the “Nike Air Foamposite One,” which looked like it came straight from a NASA laboratory and sold for $180—equivalent to approximately $275 today.
After beating handily Furman in a PK80 campus game, Duke will head to Oregon to compete in the tournament that honors Nike founder Phil Knight’s 80th birthday. Slotted in the “Motion” bracket, the Blue Devils will face a wide range of teams from a weaker Portland State Thursday, solid squads in Butler or Texas Friday, and likely national title contenders No. 17 Gonzaga or No. 7 Florida Sunday. Here is a look at a key player from each potential opponent through the first two rounds who could be the difference-maker in the game:
They say the devil is in the details. But in Durham, the Blue Devils are in the details—and numbers.
After a sluggish 78-61 victory over lowly Southern, Duke will look to get back to its dominant form Monday against Furman before heading to Portland to compete in the inaugural PK80 tournament against stronger competition. Here are the three keys to the game:
Duke struggled in a 78-61 win against Southern, never able to pull away as expected. The Blue Zone gives three key takeaways, stats and plays, and looks forward for the Blue Devils:
1.) No Freshmen, No Problem
After Duke won its regular season opener against Elon 98-67, the Blue Zone gives three key takeaways, stats and plays from the victory:
After finishing their preseason with two dominant exhibition game victories, the Blue Devils will look to open their season on the right foot this weekend. Duke will play both contests in the cozy confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium, taking on Elon Friday before returning 24-hours later to face off against Utah Valley. Here is a look at a key player from each team who could be the difference-maker in the game:
For the third straight year, Duke will bring the top recruit in the ESPN 100 to Durham.
While most fans see Countdown to Craziness as a time to see and get to know the new team, it is a critical event for the Duke coaching staff to recruit highly-touted prospects and impress them with the rowdy Section 17.
They say the devil is in the details. But in Durham, the Blue Devils are in the details—and numbers.
Overall record: 25-9, 12-6 in the Big East
After having her shot blocked with 26 seconds left in regulation, Rose Tynan came back in overtime and smashed a backhander into the right corner of the cage to give the Blue Devils their fifth straight victory.
At the Nike Collegiate Invitational two weeks ago, the Blue Devils were hanging amongst the top teams through two rounds in third place—just behind No. 5 Oklahoma and No. 13 Stanford, and ahead of No. 6 Wake Forest and No. 19 Clemson. But a disastrous 16-over-par final round dropped the Blue Devils all the way to 11th.
As the NFL season moves along, The Blue Zone takes a look at how some former Blue Devils in the NFL performed in Week 5.
Looking to avenge last year’s embarrassing 34-20 home loss to a Virginia team that finished 2-10, the Blue Devils head to Charlottesville, Va. looking to defeat the Cavaliers and recover from their first loss of the season last week to then-No.14 Miami.
