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With a first-year head coach, a chip on its shoulder and the typical blend of veteran play with young talent, Duke prevailed down the stretch Saturday in its latest battle against North Carolina.
“We didn’t match their intensity,” Lanham said. “Just a bad showing. We got to have some fights. We didn't have that tonight, we really just kind of laid down.”
Duke rallied from a six-point halftime deficit Sunday afternoon, downing Notre Dame to break a tie atop the ACC standings and prolong the dream of a conference crown in Durham.
Fresh off a huge home win against North Carolina Saturday night, the Blue Devils next head to South Florida to take on Miami for the second time this season. The Blue Zone is here with a difference-maker on both teams.
After each Duke men’s basketball game this season, check back here for the Player of the Game and more. The Blue Devils got their revenge against North Carolina Saturday, and the Blue Zone breaks down the contest.
With significant turnover for the first time in program history, what is in store for head coach Marissa Young's squad this spring?
Seven Blue Devils had multi-goal games as Duke began its season with a win at home.
Most stories, at some point, have an ending. Maybe the Tobacco Road saga will run its course someday, but for now, the rivalry has new life.
Through one half of the first Duke-North Carolina matchup of the season, matters are as competitive and close as one would expect, but the Blue Devils have a slim lead.
The day the Blue Devil faithful has been waiting for has finally arrived. Duke hosts North Carolina in its first Tobacco Road Rivalry matchup of the Jon Scheyer era Saturday night. Whether you're rooting for the darker or lighter shade of blue, the Blue Zone has you ready with our can't-miss prop bets.
As this year’s first edition of the Tobacco Road rivalry approaches, the Blue Zone looks at each of the positional battles between Duke and North Carolina prior to Saturday night. Finally, here is the frontcourt.
How do the Blue Devils respond to and rebound from last season’s unceremonious end, and how do they account for key departures?
Duke squares up against North Carolina Saturday evening at Cameron Indoor Stadium for the first Tobacco Road rivalry game of the year. The Blue Zone is here with three keys to a Blue Devil win.
To say it has been a season of ups and downs for Duke would be an understatement. The Blue Devils are undefeated at home with some big wins against strong teams like Ohio State, Pittsburgh and Miami. At the same time, the squad from Durham has also blown some bad games on the road. Duke lost to a relatively weak Virginia Tech team, was blown out by N.C. State by a whopping 24 points and narrowly escaped what should have been an easy win against Boston College.
As this year’s first edition of the Tobacco Road Rivalry approaches, the Blue Zone looks at each of the positional battles between Duke and North Carolina prior to Saturday night. Previously, we looked at the benches and backcourts. Up next are the wings.
Although Duke was able to win, the Panthers were able to keep the game interesting well into the second half, in part because of Duke's carelessness offensively.
Eras and dynasties come and go in sports. Rivalries—at least this one—tend to stick around. The Chronicle has everything you need to know here, all in one place, before Saturday's tipoff rolls around.
With Scheyer and Davis set to meet for the first time as head coaches, where does the rivalry go from here?
The Chronicle spoke to those who best remember a fascinating time in Duke-North Carolina lore to present an unfiltered look into the past.
Can Duke take down North Carolina to stop the one-step-forward, one-step-backward dance that it did almost all of January?
