Chronicle Postgame: Duke 80, Georgia Tech 71
By Staff Reports | February 3, 2016Grayson Allen hit seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points to lead the Blue Devils, who found success playing man-to-man defense in the second half.
Grayson Allen hit seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points to lead the Blue Devils, who found success playing man-to-man defense in the second half.
The Blue Devils took to the road without head coach Mike Krzyzewski and came away with a much-needed 80-71 road victory against Georgia Tech.
As the Blue Devils moves into the meat of their schedule—with a rematch against Barber's Wolfpack followed by dates with No. 19 Louisville, No. 9 Virginia and No. 2 North Carolina in the next three weeks—Tuesday's win, and the second half in particular, will be a reminder of how well they can play and what they can accomplish.
The stars were out Tuesday when the Blue Devils took the floor at Hank McCamish Pavilion to face off against Georgia Tech,
Duke shook off the rust from an eight-day layoff to down Georgia Tech 80-71 at Hank McCamish Pavilion behind Grayson Allen's 27 points, playing without head coach Mike Krzyzewski on the sidelines.
Duke trails Georgia Tech 40-36 at the half at McCamish Pavilion, playing its first game as an unranked team since 2007 as the Yellow Jackets have commanded the paint.
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski missed his first game since 1995 Tuesday after not traveling with the team for the Blue Devils' game at Georgia Tech, leaving associate head coach Jeff Capel to lead a young Duke squad from the sideline.
After an eight-day layoff, the Blue Devils will play their first game as an unranked team since 2007 against a Yellow Jacket squad that has been pesky at home, knocking off then-No. 4 Virginia and dropping their last two ACC games by just five total points.
With 7:05 minutes remaining, the Blue Devils had put themselves in a position to take down the third-ranked team in the country.
For the first time since 2007, Duke will take the floor as an unranked team. Following an eight-day layoff, the Blue Devils return to action Tuesday against Georgia Tech at 9 p.m. at Hank McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta.
After falling out of the rankings for the first time in eight years, Duke will look to resurrect its season Tuesday against Georgia Tech after extended time away from the court
After losing four of their last five games, the Blue Devils will look to get back on track Tuesday night against Georgia Tech.
Duke took its biggest lead early in the fourth quarter when redshirt sophomore Rebecca Greenwell made two straight shots in the paint to make the score 55-50 with 7:05, but Notre Dame came back with 13 straight points to win 68-61.
After two quarters of play, Notre Dame leads the Blue Devils 35-27 at Cameron Indoor Stadium, guided by freshman Arike Ogunbowale’s 12 points.
The Blue Zone takes a look at another busy week in the world of women's college basketball.
With conference play in full swing, the upsets keep coming in a conference that appears as deep as any in the nation.
Although the SEC/Big 12 Challenge provided a break from conference play for college basketball fans, the AP Poll remained as fluid as always.
Duke is riding a four-game winning streak but will have to quiet one of the nation's most explosive offenses to claim its first win of the season against a ranked opponent.
The Chronicle's Jack Dolgin recaps the weekend in Duke athletics. With no basketball games from Friday to Sunday, the focus well on the tennis teams, which both took on Northwestern.
The Blue Devils will face perhaps their toughest test of the season against No. 3 Notre Dame Monday at Cameron Indoor Stadium at 6 p.m.