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The manner in which Miami won is even more devastating than the loss itself for Duke, which fell flat Monday at a pivotal point in its season.
Just two days after an emotional, gutsy win against North Carolina, the Blue Devils were taken to school at White Out at the Watsco Center, falling to No. 19 Miami 81-59.
The Blue Devils are down at the half at Miami, as the Hurricanes dominated the first 20 minutes of play.
Fresh off a morale-boosting win against North Carolina over the weekend, Duke next rematches Miami in Coral Gables, Fla., Monday night. The Blue Zone is here with three keys to a win.
Before Duke travels to Coral Gables, Fla., for its second matchup against Miami Monday night, the Blue Zone looks back to the opponents' first game two weeks ago and previews the next round.
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 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.
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.
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.
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?
And no matter how many friends a student has on the other side or how far from a basketball fan they consider themself, there is no escaping what the rivalry is on the court.