Even though they were beating Miami Saturday 38-31 at half, the No. 3 Blue Devils entered the locker room for the third consecutive game having played a lackluster first period.
In the first half of Saturday's contest against Miami, the No. 3 Blue Devils went 10-of-21 from the free-throw line, and senior Demarcus Nelson had scored just two points.
Following a tough loss to Tennessee that snapped a nation-leading 26-game home win streak, Duke looks to start a new run tonight at Cameron Indoor Stadium against Virginia Tech at 7 p.m.
Before Thursday's game with N.C. State at Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke seemed relaxed and confident, as Greg Paulus and DeMarcus Nelson joked around in the tunnel before warmups.
Greg Paulus doesn't boast about his play, not in public at least. The team? That's fair. Ask Paulus about his individual game, though, and his answer will be trite.
Amid the frustrating memories from last season, that of the Blue Devils getting knocked out of the first round of the ACC Tournament for the first time in nine years remains one of the most bitter.
Duke played well behind inspired defense, but not quite well enough to beat No. 2 Tennessee in front of a sell-out crowd in Cameron Indoor Stadium Monday night, eventually falling to the Lady Vols...
Duke seemingly did everything to earn a win over Tennessee Monday night. They forced 23 turnovers.
Anytime my fiancée [Candace Parker] plays, I gotta root for her. I root for Duke, but I also root for my fiancée.
Forty seconds into the second half at the raucous Comcast Center, DeMarcus Nelson stole the ball from Maryland forward James Gist and coasted to the other end for the easy layup.
It's rare for a defending national champion to have strong motive to take down another team, but that's exactly the situation No. 2 Tennessee finds itself in as it faces No. 10 Duke tonight at 7...
Thursday night's game at Virginia Tech seemed all-too-familiar for Duke.
Georgia Tech entered Thursday night's game against Duke riding an 18-game home winning streak. The Blue Devils came in with 27 consecutive victories over the Yellow Jackets.
At the conclusion of the Blue Devils' ACC opener last season, the fans inside Cameron Indoor Stadium were shocked into silence: Unranked Virginia Tech had just defeated then-No. 5 Duke 69-67 in...
Sometimes, people have to feel out the beat before adjusting and hitting the dance floor. Luckily for the Blue Devils, they feel like they have their groove on now.
On the night of December 22, Maryland head coach Gary Williams got some angry phone calls.
Clemson came into Saturday's contest with what was supposed to a threat to Duke's Achilles heel: talented big men.
Midway through the second half against Clemson Saturday, the Blue Devils were clinging to a one-point lead and seemed to be on the verge of becoming the fourth top-10 team of the day to fall.
Nearly three minutes into the second half of No. 12 Duke's contest against North Carolina State, it looked as if Cameron Indoor Stadium would witness a loss on the day of a jersey retirement for...
For its upcoming tilt against N.C. State, Duke is looking beyond the simple lessons of Aesop. Rather than resorting to the slow and steady pace of a tortoise or the fast and loose play of a hare,...
