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Halftime: Duke 38, Notre Dame 34
By Hank Tucker | March 11, 2017Duke played its best first half of the week, but Bonzie Colson kept the Fighting Irish close.
Duke played its best first half of the week, but Bonzie Colson kept the Fighting Irish close.
The Blue Devils will have to use their size advantage to corral Bonzie Colson in the post.
The Blue Devils controlled the last 13 minutes of the game to rally from 13 points down in a shocking victory.
The Chronicle's Amrith Ramkumar and Hank Tucker react to the Blue Devils' best performance of the season.
Fifth-seeded Duke will look to complete the most impressive conference tournament run in recent memory by becoming the first ACC team to ever win four games in four days when it takes on No. 3 seed Notre Dame Saturday at 9 p.m. at the Barclays Center.
The Blue Devils will have to mount a major rally and find an answer on defense to upset North Carolina.
The Blue Devils will have to find a way to contain their biggest rival's fast-paced attack in their third game in three days.
Grayson Allen had a good bounce-back performance against Louisville and may need to play even better to help his team win the season series against the Tar Heels Friday.
The Chronicle's Amrith Ramkumar and Hank Tucker react to Duke's dramatic victory in New York and preview the Blue Devils' impending showdown with top-seeded North Carolina.
Duke's top three scorers all had big days to help the Blue Devils rally from a 12-point deficit in a dramatic win.
To advance to the ACC championship game for the first time since 2014, the Blue Devils will have to beat another Final Four contender barely 24 hours after their Thursday triumph against a team that is playing as well as anyone in the country. The opponent on the other side of the court will also be wearing a very familiar shade of blue.
Duke had not used a zone much this season, but the tactical adjustment helped conceal its fatigue.
With Grayson Allen, Luke Kennard and Jayson Tatum at their best once again, the Blue Devils were able to prevail and earn their third top-15 win of the season.
The Blue Devils' game against Louisville was supposed to be one of the best games of the weekend, with two top-15 teams meeting in a rare conference tournament quarterfinal. It took a few minutes to get going, but the contest is living up to its billing.
Most elite teams are done figuring out who should get the ball in crunch time in December and January, but the Blue Devils' lack of continuity has disrupted their chemistry and forced almost every scoring threat to step up at different times.
With a chance to pick up a top-15 win against No. 10 Louisville, No. 14 Duke heads into the quick turnaround excited to show how much it has improved.
Production from both Frank Jackson and Grayson Allen in the backcourt would help Duke pull off a minor upset in the ACC tournament quarterfinals.