Key three: Duke men's basketball vs. N.C. State
By Drew Johnson | January 23, 2017The Blue Devils will have their hands full with Dennis Smith Jr. Monday night.
The Blue Devils will have their hands full with Dennis Smith Jr. Monday night.
Marques Bolden will hope to build on his best performance of the season with N.C. State coming to town Monday.
The Chronicle's Amrith Ramkumar and Sameer Pandhare break down what the Blue Devils need to do with a quick turnaround ahead of Monday's game.
After storming past Miami thanks to a frenetic defensive effort that sparked a 20-0 second-half surge, No. 18 Duke will look to move back above .500 in league play as it hosts N.C. State at 7 p.m. Monday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
With a gritty second-half performance against Miami, Duke moved back to .500 in conference play—The Blue Zone takes a look at how the rest of the ACC fared this week.
Despite a slow start that saw the No. 15 Blue Devils up only one point at the half, a 21-2 third-quarter spurt sent Duke to a 67-44 win against Boston College Sunday afternoon.
No single Blue Devil had a monster game or stole the show, but it was a combination of players—and a somewhat unusual one—that allowed Duke to succeed down the stretch.
Matt Jones earns The Blue Zone's game ball for turning the game around by himself in the second half of the Blue Devils' victory.
The Chronicle's Amrith Ramkumar and Drew Johnson break down the Blue Devils' first victory in more than two weeks, fueled by a 20-0 second-half run.
After No. 18 Duke's lowest-scoring first half resulted in a 36-25 halftime hole, Jones inspired his teammates by making three 3-pointers during a game-changing 20-0 run.
Despite returning to the friendly confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium following back-to-back road losses last week, No. 18 Duke’s struggles have persisted early on against Miami.
The Chronicle's Amrith Ramkumar and Drew Johnson preview the Blue Devils' first home contest in two weeks.
The Blue Devils will need to make the most of all their offensive weapons against one of the ACC's top defenses.
Jayson Tatum will look to recover from one of his worst games of the year last weekend at Louisville.
Duke is approaching one of its easier stretches of the year with three straight games against unranked opponents.
Coming off of posting a 27.0% shooting clip and a 4-31 performance from the three-point line in the past two games, the Blue Devils’ splash sister duo of Rebecca Greenwell and Lexie Brown looked to regain momentum before they hit the road again for two tough ACC matchups.
Several former Blue Devils like Jabari Parker are leading up-and-coming teams back into the playoff hunt as the NBA season is past its halfway point.
Recent history—coupled with memories of Miami’s last visit to Cameron—point to signs that Saturday’s game could be another tough test for Duke rather than an easy bounce-back win.
Men's basketball beat writers Brian Pollack and Hank Tucker answer a few questions about what it's like to be waiting in line for a month.
After suffering two disappointing road losses in the last two weeks, it feels like Duke's season is now hanging in the balance entering the heart of the ACC schedule.