Junior Matt Jones' potential game-tying 3-pointer fell well short of the basket and Clemson put the game away from the free-throw line, taking down No. 9 Duke 68-63 Wednesday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
After easily dispatching the Hokies in their first conference home game of the year, the No. 9 Blue Devils hit the road again to take on Clemson Wednesday at 7 p.m. at BSW Arena in Greenville, S.C.
Center Marshall Plumlee scored a career-high 21 points and 10 rebounds Saturday as Duke won the rebounding battle 42-33 and recorded eight blocks, six of which came from swingman Brandon Ingram.
No. 14 Duke used eight first-half 3-pointers—seven of them in the game's first 7:04—to jump out to a 27-point halftime lead before running away with an 82-58 victory against Virginia Tech at Cameron Indoor Stadium
After two convincing wins to open conference play on the road, the Blue Devils are back inside the friendly confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on one of the ACC's surprise teams early in league action.
After a relatively quiet first half Wednesday, freshman Luke Kennard broke out in the final 20 minutes, playing a season-high 32 minutes and finishing with 23 points, his second-best scoring night of the season.
A dunk-heavy second-half outing by center Marshall Plumlee—who put up a career-high 18 points—helped the Blue Devils close out the game, as dida game-high 24 points from Grayson Allen.
No. 14 Duke will continue its road swing to open ACC play Wednesday when it travels to take on Wake Forest at 7 p.m. at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Duke's defense kept the Blue Devils close while the offense figured things out, and led to 22 points off of 16 Boston College turnovers that fueled Saturday's win against the Eagles.
The intensity and pressure that comes night in and night out in ACC play is tough to replicate, but Brandon Ingram and Luke Kennard clearly missed the memo, leading Duke to an 81-64 win at Boston College.
With their 13-game nonconference schedule in the rearview mirror, the Blue Devils and their top-ranked recruiting class must now prepare for something they have yet to do in their college careers—play a true road game.
Sophomore Grayson Allen scored 24 of his career-high 33 points in the second half to help the Blue Devils overcome a slow start and head into ACC play on a high note.
After a 70-point outburst in the first half Monday, No. 15 Duke will continue to discover its new identity against Long Beach State at 4 p.m. at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Freshman forward Brandon Ingram led six Blue Devils in double-figures with 26 points and 11 rebounds as Duke scored 70 first-half points Monday.
Duke has just two nonconference games left before the start of its ACC gauntlet, and the Blue Devils have figured out a number of things. But the time between now and Saturday's conference opener at Boston College will be spent trying to answer a potentially season-defining question: how to survive without Amile Jefferson.
Ever since his 16-point breakout performance in last year's NCAA Championship game, sophomore Grayson Allen has been Duke's go-to man.
The Utes knocked off the No. 7 Blue Devils 77-75 in overtime Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Freshman Brandon Ingram had a chance to tie the game with less than five second left, but his scoop shot rolled off the rim and into the arms of Utah's Kyle Kuzma.
The loss of senior captain Amile Jefferson has been a major concern for a young Duke squad. The Blue Devils comfortably survived their first test without Jefferson, but his absence could have even more significant repercussions as they head further into their season.
Amile Jefferson’s injury created a major rebounding void for Duke, but freshman Brandon Ingram responded with his best performance on the boards of his young career.
Senior forward Amile Jefferson fractured a bone in his right foot diving for a loose ball in practice, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said Tuesday, and the timetable for his return is unclear.
