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Jadyn Donovan goes up for a layup in Duke's Thursday contest against North Carolina.

'We always believe': Sluggish starts plagued Duke women's basketball this week, but its fight never wavered

By Alex Min | 4 hours ago

Regardless of any early deficit, the Blue Devils play with a sort of resilient energy that becomes infectious when they gain momentum. In all of their defeats, however, this brand of basketball was not enough to overcome their first-half woes. Save for its matchup against perennial top-dog South Carolina, Duke’s losses appear self-inflicted rather than a result of a disparity in talent and skill. 

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Duke's student section is known as the Cameron Crazies.
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How would you do on the 2024-25 Duke men's basketball tenting entry test with record turnout?

By Dom Fenoglio | 2 days ago

On Wednesday night in the K Center, 221 tents — each consisting of between 10-12 undergraduate students — tried their hands at the annual Krzyzewskiville black tenting test. To put that figure in perspective, that’s roughly 41% of the undergraduate population. The number of tents in this year’s process are the most ever, according to an email to the The Chronicle from the line monitors, who administered the test and are in charge of the tenting process.

Cooper Flagg scored 42 points on the afternoon, the most ever by a Duke freshman.
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No. 4 Duke weathers 3-point storm from Notre Dame in 86-78 win, Flagg sets Blue Devil freshman scoring record

By Rodrigo Amare | 3 days ago

As several inches of snow blanketed Duke’s campus for the first time in nearly three years, Cooper Flagg stormed through Notre Dame in a career-best performance as the Blue Devils defeated the Fighting Irish 86-78. Flagg broke Duke’s freshman record with 42 points on 11-of-14 shooting while also finishing with a tied career-high of seven assists and adding six rebounds.  

Oluchi Okananwa attempts a layup over North Carolina's Alyssa Ustby. 
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‘Weren't able to finish’: Missed shots, turnovers cost No. 14 Duke women’s basketball in loss at North Carolina

By Elle Chavis | 4 days ago

Duke has struggled getting off to quick starts on offense at points this season, mostly notably in its loss to South Florida a few weeks ago, and Thursday’s matchup was an amalgamation of that weakness. Everything that the Blue Devils did so well against Pittsburgh — bench points, points in transition, second-chance points — felt stilted against North Carolina. 

Tyrese Proctor attempts a 3-point shot against Pittsburgh.
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In dominant win against Pittsburgh, Duke amplified the distance between itself and the rest of the ACC

By Tyler Walley | 6 days ago

The goal of any top-ranked college basketball team is, of course, to win a national championship, something Duke is well-equipped to do this season. However, it seems this year’s Blue Devils have enacted a separate goal — to impose their will on the rest of the ACC. In five conference games, Duke has outscored its opponents by an average of 23.2 points per game, which is 2.4 points better than its margin for nonconference games.

Graduate forward Mason Gillis lines up for a corner three.
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Beats' picks: Will Duke men's basketball prevent Pittsburgh from winning its second straight in Cameron Indoor?

By Rachael Kaplan , Dom Fenoglio , Ranjan Jindal , Sophie Levenson , Caleb Dudley , Rodrigo Amare , Abby DiSalvo and Andrew Long | January 7, 2025

Duke fans remember well what happened the last time the Panthers stepped inside Cameron Indoor, a sour 80-76 loss. Come Tuesday night, the Blue Devils will be out for revenge, and The Chronicle's beats are here to make their predictions for the contest.

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