STANDING TALL
By Laura Keeley | February 12, 2008The Blue Devils have an offensive threat that is consistently putting up double figures while playing lockdown defense on some of the nation's best scorers.
The Blue Devils have an offensive threat that is consistently putting up double figures while playing lockdown defense on some of the nation's best scorers.
Over the last two seasons, Maryland has started sluggishly in the ACC only to rebound late in the year.
From the very beginning of this season, Kyle Singler showed he was no ordinary freshman, taking home MVP honors of the prestigious Maui Invitational in November.
Seven minutes and 17 seconds into Sunday's game, Wake Forest hadn't scored. By the time the Demon Deacons posted their first points Sunday, Duke had already scored plenty.
The Wake Forest game plan going into Cameron Indoor Stadium Sunday was simple-stop Chante Black.
After its celebrated victory over No. 3 North Carolina Wednesday, Duke could have stumbled into its next game with a hangover.
Senior Emily Waner has taken a leave of absence from the Blue Devils. The guard missed Duke's 71-36 win over Wake Forest Sunday to return home for the weekend.
Coming off its biggest win of the season, No. 2 Duke will look to avoid a letdown when it returns to Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday to take on Boston College at 1 p.m.
After scoring more than 70 points in 10 of their last 11 contests, the Blue Devils' offense cooled off Thursday night as the team barely eclipsed the 50-point mark.
After dropping two of three in its most recent homestand, Duke hits the road tonight looking for success against ACC foe Boston College.
In a game highlighted by crowd-silencing 3-pointers and surprising production in the post, the Blue Devils' definitive win was truly a result of strong defense.
Gerald Henderson expected taunts and jeers for elbowing Tyler Hansbrough the last time the two Tobacco Road rivals squared off at the Dean E. Smith Center.
With the exception of a quick shot to the face in the closing seconds of their last meeting, Tyler Hansbrough has always had his way with Duke.
Dick Vitale, the most recognizable voice in college basketball, couldn't even speak from Dec. 18 to Jan. 13.
In its largest loss to North Carolina at home since 1993, No. 9 Duke fell to the high-powered Tar Heels 93-76 Monday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The game's outcome was long decided, but if you happened to amble into Cameron Indoor Stadium with 1:31 left in the second half of Monday's defeat, you would have witnessed Duke's loss in a nutshell.
Fortunately for the Blue Devils, with two starters in less than top form, the rest of the squad stepped up just in time.
Even though they were beating Miami Saturday 38-31 at half, the No. 3 Blue Devils entered the locker room for the third consecutive game having played a lackluster first period.
In the first half of Saturday's contest against Miami, the No. 3 Blue Devils went 10-of-21 from the free-throw line, and senior Demarcus Nelson had scored just two points.
Following a tough loss to Tennessee that snapped a nation-leading 26-game home win streak, Duke looks to start a new run tonight at Cameron Indoor Stadium against Virginia Tech at 7 p.m.