No. 11 Duke men’s basketball returns to Cameron Indoor Stadium for a clash with Seattle. After 20 minutes of play, the Blue Devils hold a 37-25 lead.
Following a nail-biting loss to No. 1 Kansas, the Blue Devils will look to get back on track at home Friday against Seattle. The Blue Zone is here to give an overview and X-factor for each team ahead of the contest.
Against Kansas, at times, it was obvious that Duke needed a grow-up game. It needed to face the top-ranked, most experienced team in the nation, in a packed-out neutral site where at times it was difficult to tell if there were more fans rooting for Kansas or for Duke. And while they usually say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, for the Blue Devils to have success down the rest of their season, they will need to keep what happened in Vegas at the forefront of their minds.
In overtime, No. 13 Duke took a 109-99 victory over eighth-ranked Oklahoma in the Ball Dawgs Classic in Nevada's Lee Family Forum.
After each Duke men's basketball game this season, check back here for the Player of the Game and more. Duke lost a close one to Kansas in the Vegas Showdown Tuesday, and the Blue Zone is here to break down the game.
The Jayhawks handed Jon Scheyer his first loss as Duke’s head coach in the 2022 Champions Classic, and despite an admirable battle that went down to the wire, the Blue Devils once again fell at the hand of legendary coach Bill Self’s squad, 75-72.
No. 11 Duke men’s basketball continues its road trip out west with a heavyweight contest against No. 1 Kansas. After 20 minutes of play, the Blue Devils trail in a close contest, 41-39.
For the second time in as many games, the Blue Devils are taking on a ranked opponent. The Chronicle's beats are here to share their predictions for No. 11 Duke's matchup with No. 1 Kansas.
Against a much taller Kansas State squad, Duke women's basketball more than made up for its lack of height with the type of tenacious play head coach Kara Lawson’s team’s are known for.
Duke men's basketball takes on its toughest opponent of the season in No. 1 Kansas Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
Both teams came into the matchup riding high off of dominant wins, but from the onset, it was clear that any team wanting to walk out of Lee’s Family Forum with the win would need to fight for it. And Monday afternoon, that team was Duke as the team stormed its way to an impressive and hard-fought 73-62 win over Kansas State.
After Duke’s huge defeat of Arizona on the road, the Blue Devils rose one spot to No. 11 in this week’s AP Poll. The Blue Zone breaks down the changes in both the men’s and women’s rankings.
With another big-time game coming up for Duke Tuesday against top-ranked Kansas, the Blue Zone breaks down the matchup with an overview, key stat, X-factor and three keys to a Blue Devil victory:
No. 12 Duke men’s basketball took down No. 17 Arizona on the road to improve to 4-1 on the season. The Blue Zone analyzes the contest.
It seemed like history was going to repeat itself, that the Wildcats would keep themselves within striking distance into the final minutes. Instead, Duke knocked down its shots. It capitalized on a Trey Townsend turnover with a strong drive and layup from Cooper Flagg. The rookie reeled in Arizona’s next two misses, and the guards were on target as Caleb Foster and Kon Knueppel hit from downtown.
Inside a sold-out McKale Memorial Center in Tucson, No. 12 Duke and No. 17 Arizona engaged in a battle befitting its pregame hype, a contest the visitors won 69-55.
No. 12 Duke men’s basketball traveled to take on No. 17 Arizona in the Blue Devils’ first true road contest of the year. After 20 minutes of play, Duke hangs on to a 34-27 lead.
The on-court chemistry was hard to miss along with the team’s paint dominance, high efficiency on the floor and a strong bench performance. At the heart of the Blue Devil’s tremendous victory was freshman Toby Fournier.
No. 12 Duke men's basketball will take on No. 17 Arizona tonight at 10:30 p.m. Before the game, check out what our beats predict will happen.
In only the second matchup ever between the two programs — and the first in Cameron Indoor — Duke continued to build positive momentum in an authoritative 79-47 win over Belmont. The Blue Devils limited the Bruins to 47 points on 33.3% from the field, and freshman Toby Fournier paced the offense with 25 points on 10-for-15 shooting.
