Thoughts on the AP Poll: Week 16
By Mitchell Gladstone | February 22, 2016With the regular season coming to a close, the AP Top 25 Poll continues to fluctuate with 17 losses by last week's top 25 teams.
With the regular season coming to a close, the AP Top 25 Poll continues to fluctuate with 17 losses by last week's top 25 teams.
Rebecca Greenwell is the Blue Zone's Player of the Week as she continues to lead a Duke team sorely missing its leader Azurá Stevens.
Despite fouling out Saturday, Grayson Allen is the Blue Zone's Player of the Week after his strong games against North Carolina and Louisville.
After Duke was its own worst enemy in the first 20 minutes with 16 turnovers, the Blue Devils ran into injury problems after halftime in a physical game that left head coach Joanne P. McCallie’s squad battered, bruised and still very much on the NCAA tournament bubble.
Amber Henson's Duke career has been marred by injuries, requiring six knee surgeries and months of rehab. On Senior Day Sunday at Cameron Indoor Stadium, the injury bug struck again, hobbling Henson and several of her teammates as the Blue Devils desperately tried to close out its home slate with a win.
Saturday's second half at the KFC Yum! Center was the complete opposite of Duke's recent late-game success—things unraveled right when it appeared the Blue Devils were on their way to a sixth straight win.
Most years, when Duke’s last regular-season home game rolls around, the Blue Devils can still expect to play in Cameron Indoor Stadium again in postseason competition. They hope that will not be the case this season.
The Cardinals clamped down on the Blue Devils in the final 10 minutes, ending the game on a 30-12 run to snap Duke's five-game winning streak.
The last 10 minutes of the game were disastrous for head coach Mike Krzyzewski's squad, as the Blue Devils went more than eight minutes without hitting a field goal and their lack of depth on the bench came back to haunt them.
Point guard Derryck Thornton suffered a right shoulder injury with nine minutes remaining, and short-handed No. 20 Duke fell victim to No. 18 Louisville's tenacious pressure in a 71-64 loss Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.— In the final leg of a four-game stretch against ranked opponents, the Blue Devils appear to be headed for another close finish.
The Blue Zone takes a look at one player from each team who could be the difference in Saturday's game between Duke and Louisville.
On the heels of a stunning win at No. 5 North Carolina Wednesday in Chapel Hill, Duke heads to the KFC Yum! Center for a rematch with Damion Lee and the Cardinals, but will be without junior captain Matt Jones, who suffered a sprained ankle in the win against the Tar Heels.
Following their improbable win in Chapel Hill against No. 5 North Carolina Wednesday, the No. 20 Blue Devils will make the trek to the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky., for a noon tip-off Saturday against the No. 18 Cardinals.
The Blue Zone looks at three keys to the game ahead of Duke's battle against Louisville.
After three consecutive losses, and nearing the end of a regular season that has gone anything but as planned, the Blue Devils won a crucial road ACC contest in the final minutes. And they have their newfound playmakers to thank.
Four former Blue Devils participated in All-Star Weekend festivities a week ago in Toronto as the first half of the NBA season came to a close.
A balanced offensive attack in the second half helped the Blue Devils edge past the Hokies in the final minutes of the fourth period and get back to .500 in ACC play.
No. 20 Duke rallied from an eight-point deficit in the final seven minutes to upset No. 5 North Carolina 74-73 in an in Chapel Hill Wednesday night, giving the Blue Devils their third straight win against a ranked opponent.
Here are some of the best tweets—some of them from past, present and future Blue Devils—in the aftermath of Duke's win.