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Following a hectic first weekend of March Madness and a tense game against Michigan State, No. 2-seed Duke returns Thursday to face No. 3-seed Texas Tech in San Francisco, Calif. Here’s a player from both teams that can be the difference.
When talking about grit, you need to talk about Texas Tech—the Blue Devils’ Sweet 16 opponent—and for this reason, I think the Red Raiders have the potential to be the toughest game Duke plays in this tournament and, perhaps, all season.
Regardless of how the rest of the season plays out, the win against Michigan State will stand as the Blue Devils flipping the page to the final chapter of their Bildungsroman.
There has been no shortage of storylines for Duke men's basketball alums in the NBA in the past couple weeks, so the Blue Zone takes a look at how former Blue Devils are faring in the league.
It wasn’t just a 20-6 run to close out the game. It was a 20-6 run filled with a series of moments in which Duke’s young stars stepped up and made plays, a series of moments that the Blue Devils turned into highlights that very well could end up going down in history.
Duke's path to the Elite Eight, and a date with the winner of Gonzaga-Arkansas, is by no means easy. Duke will have to go through red-hot Texas Tech.
With Duke advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament, the Blue Zone breaks down its nail-biting win against Michigan State in the Round of 32 with one player, one word and one stat.
A plethora of words could describe what Duke brought to the table Sunday night. It all summed up to the Blue Devils living to see another day in the tournament, with Thursday’s game now scheduled against No. 3-seed Texas Tech in San Francisco.
With just over six minutes left in the game, Duke gave up the lead it had been holding for so long, and the pressure was on.
Duke finds itself in a close battle against Michigan State throughout the first 20 minutes. All half long, the Blue Devils and Spartans traded buckets as both legendary head coaches on each sideline started to take part in a game of chess that will likely go down to the final minute. Duke leads 39-35 at the break and here are five of our observations from the opening period.
Duke enters its Round of 32 matchup as 6.5-point a favorite and has a tough draw against Michigan State. The Blue Devils last played the Spartans in the 2019-20 season and won, but the last time these two squads met in the NCAA tournament, Michigan State came out on top. Let's take a look at who our beats think will be moving on to the Sweet Sixteen.
The Blue Devils take on Michigan State in the second round of the NCAA tournament Sunday in Greenville, S.C., and the Blue Zone has you covered with some can't-miss prop bets for the game.
Duke is onto the second round of the NCAA tournament, but it only gets tougher from here.
Today, the Blue Zone breaks down Mark Williams' performance in the Blue Devils' win against Cal State Fullerton.
Since the beginning of the one-and-done era, Duke has been criticized for its lack of experience. Year after year, Krzyzewski has brought in some of the country’s top high school talent, just for those players to leave after a single season. Now, Duke’s rotation features a more diverse lineup, with three freshmen, two sophomores, a junior and a graduate transfer.
Where Duke really set the tone was on the defensive end. Head coach Mike Krzyzewski and company talked a lot during Thursday’s media availability about how defense would be a focus entering the NCAA tournament, and that focus was apparent Friday.
The 2nd-seeded Blue Devils made the short trip to Greenville, S.C., to take on 15th-seeded Cal State Fullerton. After 20 minutes of action, Duke leads 37-27, but the Titans aren’t going away easily. Here’s five of our observations from the opening half.
Jon Scheyer and the Blue Devils now have the third member of their 2023 class.
With Duke starting off its NCAA tournament Friday against Cal State Fullerton in Greenville, S.C., the Blue Zone has you covered with some can't-miss prop bets.
No. 2-seed Duke has its first game of the NCAA tournament Friday against No. 15-seed Cal State Fullerton. The Blue Devils come in as 18.5-point favorites leading up to their 7:10 p.m. tipoff against the Titans in Greenville, S.C.