Key plays and stats from Duke's third loss in four games to finish the regular season.
after pushing the Fighting Irish to the brink in the regular season, third-seeded Duke will have the chance to finally get over the hump and dethrone No. 1 seed Notre Dame in the ACC tournament title game Sunday at 1 p.m. at the HTC Center.
The game once again looked destined to come down to the very end—but the Tar Heels pulled away in the waning minutes before any heroics were necessary.
Both teams are shooting better than 50 percent from the field so far, running up and down the floor in a fast-paced half that featured 18 lead changes.
Although the Hurricane defense hounded the second-seeded Blue Devils into 17 turnovers and took a late 52-51 lead with 1:54 remaining, Miami went scoreless the rest of the way.
Duke outrebounded North Carolina a month ago at home, but the Blue Devils will have a hard time limiting the Tar Heel frontcourt again.
The Chronicle's Brian Pollack and Hank Tucker break down all the storylines surrounding the next chapter of the Tobacco Road rivalry.
With a second victory against No. 6 seed Syracuse, Duke will now have a chance to take down seventh-seeded Miami for the second time in less than two weeks when the teams meet at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the HTC Center.
Third-seeded Duke used a game-ending 26-7 run to rout No. 6 seed Syracuse 68-46 Thursday night at the HTC Center to advance to the ACC tournament semifinals.
A win against No. 5 North Carolina Saturday at 8:15 p.m. at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill would give No. 17 Duke a double bye in next week’s ACC tournament and an extra day of rest for a team that desperately needs it.
Following a resurgent season that featured adjustments from Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie and players who engineered the largest jump ever in the ACC standings for a team that finished in the top three, the third-seeded Blue Devils will open ACC tournament play in the quarterfinals Friday at 8 p.m. at the HTC Center in Conway, S.C., against sixth-seeded Syracuse.
With just one game remaining in Duke's regular season, the Blue Devils' spot in the ACC standings is still very much up in the air.
Most of the burden of containing North Carolina's three-headed frontcourt monster will fall on Amile Jefferson.
Duke women's basketball capped a stunning regular-season turnaround and will be the No. 3 seed in this weekend's NCAA tournament.
The president of the United States visited Cameron Indoor Stadium in 2004, when senior policy advisor Stephen Miller was just a freshman.
FanRag Sports' Jon Rothstein reported Duke and St. John's will begin a home-and-home series in New York Feb. 3, 2018
The Chronicle's Amrith Ramkumar and Brian Pollack break down Duke's big victory and what it means for the Blue Devils heading into March.
The Blue Devils neutralized Florida State in the paint on their way to a critical win.
With the regular season drawing to a close, Jackson is asserting himself as perhaps the most important newcomer for Duke’s postseason hopes.
In addition to reaching the 1,000-point mark for his career, Jefferson fueled No. 17 Duke's win against the No. 15 Seminoles with his first double-double since Dec. 10.
