‘It was big-time’: Javin DeLaurier steps up down the stretch for Duke men’s basketball
By Derek Saul | January 9, 2020Duke senior captain Javin DeLaurier was the hero Wednesday night.
Duke senior captain Javin DeLaurier was the hero Wednesday night.
The Blue Devils and Yellow Jackets battled all night in Atlanta.
Here are five observations from the opening period.
The Blue Zone breaks down a key matchup on the perimeter for Wednesday night's contest.
If the Blue Devils do not want to suffer the same fate as their rivals, they will need to place an emphasis on getting to the rim from the tip and making sure that the Yellow Jackets never get an opportunity to sting.
No. 2 Duke will travel to McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta to take on Georgia Tech Wednesday night, looking to keep its perfect ACC record in tact.
Duke will be without a key piece of its 2020 freshman class as it continues its ACC slate.
College basketball rang in 2020 in appropriate fashion with a pair of top-five upsets on back-to-back nights.
The Blue Devils’ offense was predicated on motion and ball movement throughout Saturday’s matchup.
Stanley’s hustle and willingness to drive relentlessly to the basket helped him score Duke’s first seven points in a blowout win against Miami.
Miami may be the farthest the Blue Devils have to travel this regular season, but for Vernon Carey Jr., Saturday evening’s matchup provided him an opportunity to feast on some home cooking.
Here are five observations from the opening half between Duke and Miami.
The Minnesota native will need to bring his usual tough on-ball pressure to the Hurricanes to maximize Duke’s defensive stops.
After a dominating New Year's Eve victory against Boston College, Duke heads south to continue its conference slate.
Coming off of an overtime victory at Clemson, the Hurricanes will be eager to take the floor in the Watsco Center against the Blue Devils and stop them right in their tracks as the new decade kicks off.
Tre Jones and the Blue Devils hounded Derryck Thornton in his first time back in Cameron Indoor Stadium since the 2015-16 season, when he started 20 games at point guard for the Blue Devils.
Eleven Blue Devils put points on the scoreboard against the Eagles, but star point guard Tre Jones' return made an impact bigger than a scoreboard could measure.
Duke could do no wrong in its ACC battle with Boston College.
Duke did not struggle against the Eagles in the first half.
Hurt, a 6-foot-9 “matchup nightmare," is draining treys at a 38.5 percent rate thus far, and the Blue Devils will need him to hit at a similar ratio to pull away from a Boston College team looking for a major upset.