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Over the past 10 or so years, Virginia has been the last team you would expect to have an everything-goes-according-to-plan kind of game against. Not just fortunately, but by design, No. 10 Duke crafted one of those nights with a 73-48 win Saturday.
Duke headed north to Syracuse, N.Y., looking for its first conference win in Saturday’s match-up, but could not find an answer to the Orange onslaught. No. 4 Syracuse led the entire game and sent the Blue Devils home with an 15-8 loss to prolong their ACC slump.
Despite what their name suggests, the Quakers brought everything but peace to Koskinen stadium Friday night.
The Blue Devils head to Chapel Hill Sunday afternoon for a vital rivalry clash against North Carolina, looking for both a season sweep and a boost in seeding for the ACC tournament. The Chronicle's beat writers are here to offer their predictions of how Duke will fare:
Kyle Filipowski saw his chance, and he took it. The sophomore burst in, picked off the inbound pass near midcourt and raced up the floor for a breakaway slam. He added a windmill for good measure, causing general bedlam inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Under the lights in Cameron Indoor Stadium for the second-to-last time this season, No. 10 Duke started out fast against Virginia and kept on the gas. With 20 minutes to play, the Blue Devils are all over the Cavaliers, leading 40-18:
Former President Donald Trump held a “Get Out The Vote Rally” in Greensboro Saturday afternoon ahead of Super Tuesday.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, former ambassador to the United Nations and former governor of South Carolina, visited Raleigh Saturday to speak to a crowd of supporters in Union Station.
Editor’s note: All statistics used for this article are courtesy of CBBAnalytics.com and are up to date following Duke’s Wednesday game against Louisville. Only in-conference ACC games are considered in this analysis.
The Blue Devils will square off against third-place Virginia Saturday. Ahead of the game, the Blue Zone brings you some can’t miss prop bets:
No. 10 Duke faces its third-to-last game of the season Saturday evening at Cameron Indoor Stadium against Virginia, a foe which has proved tough to overcome the past couple seasons. The Chronicle’s beat writers are here to offer their predictions on whether the Blue Devils can get it done this time around:
Vice President Kamala Harris visited Durham Friday to discuss economic growth in an address on Black Wall Street as part of the Biden administration’s Investing in America tour.
Nearly 100 faculty, staff and students gathered Friday in front of the West Duke building to demand that Duke speak out against Israel’s bombardment and invasion of the Gaza Strip as part of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
No. 10 Duke will take on a stout Virginia team in Cameron Indoor Stadium, and the Blue Zone is here with three keys to victory:
In its penultimate home game of the season, Duke men’s basketball will welcome Virginia to Cameron Indoor. The Blue Zone brings you a player from each squad to keep an eye on:
One more day in February means one more win for the Blue Devils.
Editor's note: This story is part of a series about the Class of 2027 based on a survey conducted by The Chronicle. You can read more about our methodology and limitations here, or read all of our survey coverage here. Data analysis was conducted by the first-year survey team.