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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In an arena without air conditioning, facing an opponent playing on its home floor and a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line, the Blue Devils used the game’s intensity to get hot from the field.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In an arena without air conditioning, facing an opponent playing on its home floor and a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line, the Blue Devils used the game’s intensity to get hot from the field.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Coming off its 82-47 drubbing of Samford in the opening round of the NCAA tournament Sunday, Duke will face Vanderbilt in a second round matchup Tuesday night.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Duke put on a dominating performance in its Sunday night NCAA opening round matchup in Nashville against Samford, beating the Bulldogs 82-47. The Blue Devils led the entire game and maintained at least a 30-point lead for the majority of the second half.
For the second year in a row, Kentucky heads into the NCAA tournament as a No. 1 overall seed. Although they are the fifth youngest team in the nation, the Wildcats boast an impressive 32-2 record, including a 16-0 mark in regular season SEC play.
For the first time in the past three seasons, Duke will play its opening round NCAA tournament game away from the friendly confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Just a week after losing to No. 1 Northwestern, the Blue Devils got a chance to face another of the nation’s best teams Saturday.
Despite racking up 12 hits, Duke could only muster four runs against Campbell, as it dropped its home opener 10-4.
Defending national champion Northwestern handed Duke its second loss of the season, fighting windy and wet conditions to beat the Blue Devils 13-5.
Duke’s season came to an abrupt end Nov. 13 at the hands of Old Dominion in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Duke will head to Charlottesville, Va. this Saturday for a must-win matchup against Virginia. With only three games left in the regular season, the Blue Devils have to win out if they want to be eligible for a bowl game.
Friend and coworker of former North Carolina superstar Michael Jordan, president and chief operating officer of the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats, business school and law school graduate—Fred Whitfield is a man of many talents.
After back-to-back losing seasons and fifteen straight losses to conference opponents, it might have been difficult to find reasons to be optimistic about Duke’s 2011 season. Fortunately, change came on the sideline, and that has instantly vaulted the Blue Devils back into the national conversation.
Although Sunday was Senior Day in Durham, it was the underclassmen who provided the goals against Central Michigan.
Duke heads into the weekend looking to build on the momentum it picked up during its most recent road trip, when it beat two top-20 teams in Boston.
Coming off a heartbreaking loss at No. 2 North Carolina last Saturday, the Blue Devils head north this weekend to take on Boston College and Boston University.
It took two-and-a-half hours and 11 match points, but Duke was finally able to hold off the Tigers Saturday.
The Blue Devils faced arguably their toughest competition of the season this weekend, dropping two games by a goal apiece.