HALFTIME: Duke 38, Georgia Tech 34
(02/05/15 5:56am)
Playing their first home game since Jan. 19, the Blue Devils have some more work to do in the second half.
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Playing their first home game since Jan. 19, the Blue Devils have some more work to do in the second half.
Duke head coach David Cutcliffe inked 17 future Blue Devils to letters of intent on National Signing Day Wednesday, but may be without one of his biggest defensive weapons for much of spring practice.
Charles Mitchell backed down Rodney Hood and lofted a shot with 3.8 seconds to go, down by one. The ball hung on the rim for an eternity before bouncing off and falling harmlessly into the arms of Amile Jefferson, cementing Duke’s win against Maryland last February. With his head in his hands, Mitchell hit the deck, staring up in frustration at the rafters of Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke is no stranger to playing in big-time games, and Saturday's showdown with No. 2 Virginia got the ESPN College Gameday treatment.
With Rasheed Sulaimon being dismissed from the team, three of The Chronicle's men's basketball beat writers come together to answer the pressing on-court questions that now face the Blue Devils.
Elizabeth Williams provided another head-turning storyline Thursday, but not the one she wanted.
SOUTH BEND, Ind.—The NBA: where everybody makes a run.
SOUTH BEND, Ind.—No. 4 Duke played well Wednesday, but not well enough to win. A 10-of-20 showing from the free-throw line, several missed lay-ups and a sloppy first half led to the Blue Devils' eventual demise at Purcell Pavilion.
SOUTH BEND, Ind.—Tyus Jones had it played perfectly.
SOUTH BEND, Ind.—In a battle of two of the top five most efficient offenses in college basketball, there has been no shortage of excitement in the opening 20 minutes.
It’s probably a good thing that the Blue Devils overcame that 10-point deficit Sunday at Madison Square Garden. They were able to get the 1,000th win monkey off their backs on their first try. And despite professing all week long that it was treating the St. John’s matchup as if it were any other game, a loss in New York would’ve added to the scrutiny surrounding the team as it prepares for its toughest two-game stretch of the season.
NEW YORK—Any event at Madison Square Garden is bound to attract a star-studded crowd, and Sunday's announced 19,812 patrons included a handful of A-list celebrities.
NEW YORK—Things did not look good for the No. 5 Blue Devils heading into the under-12 media timeout.
Mike Krzyzewski’s Duke career did not get off to the best of starts.
NEW YORK—First, there was No. 903. Sunday afternoon, one of basketball's iconic figures reached another milestone at the sport's most iconic venue.
NEW YORK—In search of career win No. 1,000, head coach Mike Krzyzewski and his Blue Devils will have to come back on the Red Storm in the second half.
Blue Devil captains Quinn Cook and Amile Jefferson met with the media Friday after practice ahead of Sunday's tilt against St. John's at Madison Square Garden in New York. The 2 p.m. contest against the Red Storm is a departure from the ACC slate for the No. 5 Blue Devils, and also serves as Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski's first chance to earn his 1,000th career win. Here are the highlights from Friday's player press conferences:
Duke center Marshall Plumlee will commit to donning a new uniform Friday—that of the red, white and blue.
Running back Jela Duncan is back with the Blue Devils after sitting out the 2014 season serving a one-year suspension from the University.
Miami snapped Duke's 41-game home winning streak Tuesday night. The Blue Devils are looking to start their next one Monday.