Tuesday at the United Center, Duke's freshmen took their lumps in their first big game on one of November basketball's brightest stages.
Duke was in control last season in College Station, Texas, on its way to a big road win before a 15-point second-half lead evaporated in the blink of an eye. The Blue Devils will have their home crowd behind them this time when they try to avenge that painful 63-59 loss Wednesday night.
On a night in which the nearly every facet of the Blue Devil offense graded poorly, center Marshall Plumlee turned in one of the best performances of his career.
The Chronicle's Nick Martin and Meredith Cash break down the Blue Devils' first loss of the year, an 11-point defeat at the hands of the No. 2 Wildcats at the Champions Classic in Chicago. Grayson Allen went just 2-of-11 from the floor and Kentucky outscored Duke 48-30 in the paint to pull away in the second half.
No. 2 Kentucky dispatched No. 5 Duke 74-63 Tuesday at the United Center in the opener of the Champions Classic.
Thanks to the play of an unlikely hero, No. 5 Duke trails No. 2 Kentucky just 37-31 at halftime in the Champions Classic at the United Center.
Ahead of Tuesday's matchup against No. 2 Kentucky, the Blue Zone looks at a difference-maker on each team that could help his team to victory.
The Blue Zone takes a look at three keys to Tuesday's matchup between No. 2 Kentucky and No. 5 Duke.
After comfortable victories against Siena and Bryant to begin the season, No. 5 Duke will face its first major test Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. against the second-ranked Wildcats in the Champions Classic in Chicago.
The Chronicle's Ryan Hoerger and Brian Pollack break down the highlight of the Blue Devils' nonconference slate—a Tuesday showdown in the Champions Classic against the No. 2 Wildcats
Sophomore guard Grayson Allen is the player of the week following his spectacular back-to-back performances in the 2K Classic this weekend.
Azurá Stevens brought home player of the week honors after two solid performances in the Blue Devils' opening weekend of play.
For much of the first half Sunday night, it appeared as if the Blue Devils’ defensive struggles from Friday had come back home to Durham. Azurá Stevens, however, refused to allow such a trend to continue.
No. 14 Duke routed Winthrop 78-50 Sunday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium, fueled by a combined 35 points from the dynamic duo of sophomore Rebecca Greenwell and sophomore Azurá Stevens.
The Blue Devils used a hot shooting performance from beyond the arc to cruise to an easy victory against Bryant Saturday.
All seven players who saw at least 20 minutes of action recorded an assist and Duke gave the ball away just six times in a 113-75 romp against Bryant Saturday night.
Matt Jones and Grayson Allen each posted career-highs and Brandon Ingram added 21 points as the Blue Devils torched the nets from the perimeter in a 113-75 win against Bryant.
No. 5 Duke rolled to an easy 113-75 victory against Bryant Saturday as sophomore Grayson Allen and junior Matt Jones led the way with career highs of 28 and 19 points, respectively.