Duke men's basketball escapes against Wake Forest on Senior Night
By Winston Lindqwister | March 5, 2019The Blue Devils escaped on a lucky roll off the rim as time expired.
The Blue Devils escaped on a lucky roll off the rim as time expired.
The Blue Devils struggled on both ends of the floor in the first half of their regular season home finale.
Duke may be best suited using the Wake Forest game to retool and rest.
Barrett is averaging 25.8 points over the last four contests, but more importantly, is pulling down eight rebounds and dishing out just under six assists.
Saturday's tilt between North Carolina and Duke will be a top 5 matchup.
Three of the four teams receiving double-byes are locked in: Virginia, North Carolina and Duke.
Joey Baker may be in line for a breakout Tuesday night.
Jack White drained his first triple since Duke beat Florida State Jan. 12 Saturday.
With the victory against the Hurricanes, Duke secured a double-bye in the ACC tournament.
The Blue Devils shut down Miami's offense in the first half Saturday.
In a season full of heartbreaking defeats, Miami is coming off one of its worst.
Duke will need to slow a balanced Hurricane offensive attack.
Although he has struggled recently, look for Tre Jones to thrive against Miami.
Ever since the Spartanburg, S.C., native went down due to injury against North Carolina last Wednesday, the Blue Devils have not looked the same.
The Blue Devils got 38 points from the duo of Cam Reddish and R.J. Barrett, but it was not enough to keep the Hokies from victory.
The Blue Devils have lost in Blacksburg each of the last two seasons.
Duke dropped to No. 3 on Monday.
Whether Duke indeed has some weary legs Tuesday or not, it should benefit from a newly-added piece to its rotation.
Saturday night's game was packed with action, with some surprise contributors in Joey Baker and Alex O'Connell.
After struggling mightily without Zion Williamson against North Carolina, the Blue Devils thrived against the Orange.