Key three: Duke men's basketball vs. Georgia Tech
By Steven Gitsin | January 4, 2017The Blue Devils will need to move the ball and exploit mismatches on the perimeter against a defensive-minded Georgia Tech team.
The Blue Devils will need to move the ball and exploit mismatches on the perimeter against a defensive-minded Georgia Tech team.
The Chronicle's Mitchell Gladstone and Hank Tucker discuss the Blue Devils' matchup with Georgia Tech and head coach Mike Krzyzewski's impending absence from the team.
The short- and long-term implications of Coach K's third surgery in a year.
Freshman guard Frank Jackson will look to collapse the Georgia Tech defense and set up his teammates for easy baskets Thursday.
The shots were not falling for Duke Monday, but the Blue Devils found a new formula for a win against a top-10 team, getting clutch stops on defense throughout the game to upset Louisville.
The Blue Devils scored on their first four possessions of the game to jump out to an early 9-5 lead and still led 15-12 after a quarter of play, but cooled off considerably in the second quarter.
With conference play beginning, the final week of 2016 saw several top-25 teams fall and trimmed the list of remaining unbeatens to three.
The Blue Devils have had to deal with plenty of adversity with injuries and a suspension to All-American Grayson Allen, and things won't get any easier entering the second week of ACC play.
Luke Kennard is still performing at a high level, but none of his teammates are stepping up around him.
Lexie Brown lifted the Blue Devils to their second win against a top-20 SEC opponent of the season.
The race for the ACC regular-season title is wide open after a slew of upsets in the first weekend of conference play.
After avenging two of their 2015-16 losses in December, the Blue Devils hope to ring in the new year by continuing their revenge tour in their ACC opener.
The Chronicle's Mitchell Gladstone breaks down what went wrong against the Hokies in Duke's 89-75 loss to open the conference schedule.
The Hokies had their way on offense in a stunning rout of Duke.
The sequence was part of an afternoon of defensive breakdowns for the No. 5 Blue Devils, who had no answer for Virginia Tech's ball movement and spacing.
Virginia Tech holds a 47-31 advantage at halftime at Cassell Coliseum thanks to a balanced Hokie attack led by 31 combined points from Justin Robinson, Justin Bibbs and Seth Allen.
Duke encountered early adversity this year when freshmen Jayson Tatum and Marques Bolden suffered injuries before the Blue Devils’ season-opener, joining Harry Giles on the sideline for eight games.
Post play and turnovers could determine the outcome of Duke's ACC opener.
On a night during which the Blue Devils honored former four-time All-American center Elizabeth Williams, it was only fitting that Duke beat No. 17 Kentucky by holding the Wildcats to 30.0 percent shooting.