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The last time Duke and Louisville played, it took a miracle for the Blue Devils to win.
Here are five things to watch for as two ACC powers clash.
Depending on how he plays out of the gate, Williamson may also shake up the race for Rookie of the Year, which has so far been led almost unopposed by Memphis' Ja Morant.
The 79 points allowed to Clemson were the most the Blue Devils have given up to an ACC opponent thus far—and that's just one thing to fix.
Duke played some of its worst basketball of the season Tuesday night, crumbling at the feet of Clemson.
Clemson breezed past 65 points on the strength of an unusually prolific 3-point shooting night and a ferocious offensive strategy.
Duke and Clemson battled all night, but the Tigers delivered the final blow Tuesday night.
Clemson caught fire from deep and powered through Duke’s defense for some tough buckets to energize the crowd at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Duke and Clemson fans came together to celebrate the Tigers’ road win against North Carolina Saturday night—their first win in Chapel Hill in program history—but will be on opposite sides once again this week, as Clemson will play host to the Blue Devils back home in the Palmetto State.
After losing Wendell Moore indefinitely to a broken hand, the Blue Devils will be without another key reserve.
If there were one thing to nitpick about Duke’s recent performance, it would be its free throw shooting.
It will be vital for Duke to take down No. 11 Louisville this week if it wants to move back into those top two spots.
The Blue Devils seemingly could not miss Saturday night.
Long gone are the days when the Devil wore Prada—the Blue Devils broke out the fifth of their six new Nike-provided uniforms for their first ACC home game with school in session.
The Blue Devils outplayed the Demon Deacons on every square inch of the court in the first half.
Despite the conference being weaker than expected, the talent around the ACC still provides physicality and coaching experience good enough to catch Duke slipping.
Over the last couple games, Baker's presence has felt diminished.
Turnovers were a big theme from last game as Duke racked up 14 turnovers, an unusually high mark for the Blue Devils.
With a sophomore Williamson in the fold, this year's Duke team could have been even more dangerous than it is now.
The star point guard led Duke in all major categories with 16 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals.
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