In front of a packed house at the Schottenstein Center, No. 7-seed Duke delivered an instant classic in the Round of 32, knocking off No. 2-seed Ohio State and former Duke star Celeste Taylor by a score of 75-63 to send the Blue Devils to the Sweet 16.
After a win against Vermont Friday night, No. 4-seed Duke is back in action against No. 12-seed James Madison. Before tipoff, the Blue Zone is here with some can’t-miss prop bets.
No. 7-seed Duke continues its NCAA tournament quest Sunday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio against No. 2-seed Ohio State. The Chronicle’s beat writers offer their predictions about whether the Blue Devils can spring the upset and book their spot in the Sweet 16.
No. 4 Boston College came to Durham Saturday afternoon and simply outplayed Duke. The Blue Devils fell 18-3 as four Eagles earned hat tricks. The defeat, on both Morgan’s Message and Alumni Day, was Duke’s worst of the season and ended its strong three-game win streak.
After each Duke men's basketball game this season, check back here for the Player of the Game and more. The Blue Devils opened their NCAA tournament run with a 64-47 victory against Vermont, and the Blue Zone analyzes the contest.
After taking down Vermont in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Duke men’s basketball will turn right around to face James Madison in the Round of 32. The Blue Zone offers three keys to a Blue Devil victory.
The gutsy performances of Proctor, Roach, Filipowski and others Friday night demonstrated that this team is capable of stringing together a complete team performance when it matters. But against elite teams, that must extend to a whole game.
In the first half against the Spiders, the Blue Devils looked doomed to bow out in the first round due to a lack of discipline and shot-making ability. However, Duke flipped the switch after the break.
Duke's fundamentals simply shone through stronger than the 13th-seeded Catamounts’ could, culminating in a 64-47 victory behind double-digit points from four Blue Devil starters.
The fourth-seeded Blue Devils headed to the Big Apple for the second time this season for Friday evening’s NCAA tournament opener, playing No. 13-seed Vermont. The Catamounts have kept Duke honest through 20 minutes of play at the Barclays Center, but the Blue Devils hold a 34-29 lead nonetheless.
No. 4-seed Duke awaits an evening tipoff with No. 13-seed Vermont in Brooklyn, N.Y. to open its NCAA tournament run. The Chronicle’s beat writers offer their takes of how the Blue Devils will fare Friday against the Catamounts.
The squad from Durham went down early, before bouncing back in the latter two quarters en route to an 72-61 win in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
No. 7-seed Duke takes the floor against Richmond for the second time this season Friday to open its NCAA tournament journey. The Chronicle’s beat writers are here with their predictions about whether the Blue Devils can make the second round.
No. 4-seed Duke takes on No. 13-seed Vermont Friday to open up its NCAA tournament play. Ahead of the contest, the Blue Zone delivers with a few can’t miss prop-bets.
On the women’s side of the tournament, the seventh-seeded Blue Devils are headed to Columbus, Ohio, to face off first against No. 10-seed Richmond, then will take on the winner of No. 2-seed Ohio State and No. 15-seed Maine. With the first games tipping off Friday afternoon, here are five things to know:
After losing to N.C. State in the ACC tournament, No. 7-seed Duke is back in action in the NCAA tournament against No. 10-seed Richmond Friday. The Blue Zone is here with a potential difference-maker from each squad.
The fourth-ranked Blue Devils were ragdolled by the sixth-ranked Orange inside the JMA Wireless Dome Wednesday evening, getting spiked 10-4 in their ACC opener.
Friday afternoon, head coach Jon Scheyer announced that freshman guard Caleb Foster is out for the remainder of the season with a stress fracture.
The Blue Devils’ two-game skid is concerning. Nobody wants to enter March looking to rebound. But it’s important to consider the bigger picture: The actual crop of teams playing A-1 basketball right now is thin.
Their intensity has kept them competitive with highly ranked teams, stifling even some of the country’s strongest offensive efforts. From the beginning of the season, both fans and opponents of the Blue Devils recognized, and admired, this defensive prowess.
