With the regular season drawing to a close, Jackson is asserting himself as perhaps the most important newcomer for Duke’s postseason hopes.
In addition to reaching the 1,000-point mark for his career, Jefferson fueled No. 17 Duke's win against the No. 15 Seminoles with his first double-double since Dec. 10.
Coming off consecutive losses on the road, the Blue Devils desperately needed to get back on track at home with two top-15 teams on the slate to finish the regular season. And through 20 minutes, they look like they have done just that.
The Blue Devils will need to be a lot better inside if they want Tuesday's game to have a different outcome than the last time they faced Florida State.
Frank Jackson will have to step up much like he did Saturday with Grayson Allen sidelined and hope some of his teammates rise to the occasion this time, too.
The Chronicle's Amrith Ramkumar and Brian Pollack get you primed for Duke's Senior Night matchup.
After dropping back-to-back contests to Syracuse and Miami last week, No. 17 Duke will look to right the ship Tuesday at 7 p.m. against No. 15 Florida State for Senior Night at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
This may be the best crop of teams on the West Coast we’ve seen in quite some time.
Duke's return to the top 10 lasted just one week, as the Blue Devils dropped two straight games on the road to go tumbling back down the rankings.
Two rough outings for Duke knocked the Blue Devils out of position for an ACC tournament double bye heading into the final week of the regular season.
Jayson Tatum's double-double against Syracuse was enough to earn him this week's honors in a poor week for the Blue Devils.
The Chronicle's Sameer Pandhare and Sam Turken break down what caused the Blue Devils' worst offensive performance of the season.
Poor shooting from Duke's top performers doomed the Blue Devils in another road loss.
After winning seven straight games and playing their best basketball of the year earlier in February, the No. 10 Blue Devils find themselves back in a position that has become all too familiar this season—dealing with injuries and trying to make sense of a loss.
Once again, Duke found itself on the short end of the stick.
The Hurricanes lead the Blue Devils 22-21 thanks to 13 points from freshman guard Bruce Brown and a buzzer-beating from Ja'Quan Newton.
A few former Blue Devils were busy during All-Star weekend and are now ready for the stretch run of the regular season.
The Chronicle's Amrith Ramkumar and Hank Tucker look ahead to the Blue Devils' rematch with Miami on the road.
The Orange desperately needed the victory to save their NCAA tournament chances, and Duke will face similar circumstances again Saturday with Miami trailing Duke by just a single game in the ACC standings and trying to seal a Big Dance bid.
Duke will have to defend the pick-and-roll better than it did to start its first matchup against the Hurricanes.
