Despite first half turmoil, the Blue Devils took care of business, beating the Demon Deacons 69-46 in a Thursday night battle at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The Blue Devils got back on track Wednesday, picking up a victory at home against Notre Dame. Duke will remain in Durham, this time for a bout with Boston College Saturday. The Blue Zone is here with three keys to a Blue Devil victory.
No. 9 Duke men's basketball began its three-game home stand with a statement win against Notre Dame. The Blue Zone is here to break down the game with a Player of the Game.
With its preseason All-American struggling for the entirety of the first half, No. 9 Duke was in danger of faltering without a strong response from Filipowski’s supporting cast. And what a response it was.
No. 9 Duke sent Notre Dame packing with a 71-53 victory, recovering from its defeat in Chapel Hill in style. Freshman guard Caleb Foster and sophomore Mark Mitchell led the way with 13 points each, while Markus Burton took the Irish on his back with 19 points of his own.
No. 9 Duke is facing Notre Dame Wednesday night, hoping to start a new winning streak following its Saturday loss at North Carolina. With 20 minutes to go, the Blue Devils are cruising, as they hold a 33-25 lead on the Fighting Irish.
The Blue Devils are back in action Wednesday after a tough loss on the road in Chapel Hill, taking on Notre Dame at home. The Blue Zone is here with a key player for each squad.
After a disheartening loss to its Tobacco Road rivals Saturday, the Blue Devils return home to take on Notre Dame Wednesday evening. Before tipoff, the Blue Zone breaks down three keys to a Duke victory.
After an up-and-down week, Duke men’s basketball checks in at No. 9 in the latest AP poll. The Blue Zone is here to break down movement in the poll around the country.
After each Duke basketball game this season, check back here for the Player of the Game and more. In the year’s first installation of the Tobacco Road rivalry, the Blue Devils were stifled by the Tar Heels in a 84-93 defeat, and the Blue Zone is here to analyze the contest.
In what had been billed as the best, most important regular-season meeting between these two rivals in half a decade, No. 3 North Carolina was simply the better team. The greater disappointment for head coach Jon Scheyer, though, is that his team “didn’t compete to the level that you need to.”
The Tar Heels had much more going for them than the Blue Devils, who at times in the second half looked disorganized and careless with the ball. The Tar Heels capitalized over and over again, taking the first rivalry matchup of the season 93-84.
Under the blinding lights and deafening roars of the Dean E. Smith Center, No. 7 Duke has met a formidable foe so far against archrival and national No. 3 North Carolina. The Blue Devils have work to do after a physical opening frame and enter the halftime locker room with a 45-35 deficit to close.
It had been nearly three decades since they called Duke’s campus home, but basketball had finally this group of friends back together.
In mere hours, Duke will tip off against North Carolina for the 261st matchup in the history of the Tobacco Road Rivalry. It wouldn’t be a Blue Devils game without some can’t miss prop bets from the Blue Zone.
In this episode, co-hosts Caleb Dudley and Ranjan Jindal, along with guests Mackenzie Sheehy and Sophie Levenson, look back at Duke’s victories over Clemson and Virginia Tech before previewing Saturday’s primetime matchup against North Carolina.
Duke has had trouble on the road this season, going 4-5 in its away games. Thursday night was only their second ACC road win, but the Blue Devils completely shut down the Panthers in a commanding defensive performance.
The Blue Devils will travel down Tobacco Road tomorrow to take on the Tar Heels. Ahead of the pivotal matchup, the Blue Zone brings you a player from each side that may provide a spark for their teams.
No model can truly predict the future, and the more complicated the scenario, the tougher it gets. As it turns out, Duke-North Carolina is a pretty complicated scenario.
After three semesters fully immersed in their home institution’s classes, culture and extracurriculars, Robertson Scholars must pack up their collegiate lives and move down the road into enemy territory.
