The Blue Devils will need to step it up on the defensive end to notch their first road win of the year.
Grayson Allen will need to snap out of his recent shooting slump to get the Blue Devils back on track.
With the Blue Devils still searching for their first road win of the season, The Chronicle's Amrith Ramkumar and Hank Tucker break down Saturday's matchup.
One former Blue Devil was named to an All-Star roster last week, and several more are young rising stars in the NBA.
The No. 17 Blue Devils have been plagued by lackadaisical defense in their current slump of three losses in their last four games, allowing at least 78 points in all three defeats, and keeping points off the board will not be any easier when Duke visits Wake Forest Saturday at 3 p.m. at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston Salem, N.C.
After a promising start, the frustrating trends that have led to poor results on the road returned to plague Duke again.
After losing three of their last four games, including a home loss to N.C. State for the first time since 1995, the Blue Devils find themselves at a crossroads before hitting the court Saturday at N.C.
Led by surging ACC Player of the Week Lexie Brown, the Blue Devils seem to be peaking at the right time heading into the heart of conference play.
Graduate student Amile Jefferson could average a double-double this season in the same year the first player ever to earn that achievement in head coach Mike Krzyzewski's tenure will be named an ACC Basketball Legend.
Matt Jones was the only Blue Devil to play with consistent defensive energy as the team's struggles continued this week.
Lexie Brown led Duke to two easy ACC wins last week leading up to a showdown with No. 8 Notre Dame.
From Richard Brodhead’s first day in office June 28, 2004, his presidency was tied to head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Despite the lack of marquee matchups in this year's SEC/Big 12 Challenge, the merits of scheduling nonconference games this late into the season should be considered.
Although the Blue Devils initially expected to add depth in the backcourt about midway through the season, they will have to make do with their current crop of guards as they look to contend for an ACC regular-season title.
The Blue Devils did not succeed with any of our three keys to the game in a stunning home loss.
The Chronicle's Sameer Pandhare and Drew Johnson break down the Blue Devils' first home loss against N.C. State in more than 20 years.
The Blue Devils came into their two-game home swing against Miami and N.C. State looking to right the ship and build momentum in what has already been a roller-coaster season. Instead, Duke finds itself with more questions than answers and in need of a serious look in the mirror with stiff ACC challenges still ahead.
Led by freshman phenom Dennis Smith Jr., N.C. State used a late 20-5 run to stun the No. 17 Blue Devils 84-82 Monday evening at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Behind a strong offensive showing, No. 17 Duke leads the Wolfpack 44-38 at halftime here at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Two top-10 teams fell to unranked opponents and Duke got back on track in a tumultuous week in the top-25.
