Around the ACC: Week 11
By Mitchell Gladstone | January 23, 2017With a gritty second-half performance against Miami, Duke moved back to .500 in conference play—The Blue Zone takes a look at how the rest of the ACC fared this week.
With a gritty second-half performance against Miami, Duke moved back to .500 in conference play—The Blue Zone takes a look at how the rest of the ACC fared this week.
No single Blue Devil had a monster game or stole the show, but it was a combination of players—and a somewhat unusual one—that allowed Duke to succeed down the stretch.
Matt Jones earns The Blue Zone's game ball for turning the game around by himself in the second half of the Blue Devils' victory.
The Chronicle's Amrith Ramkumar and Drew Johnson break down the Blue Devils' first victory in more than two weeks, fueled by a 20-0 second-half run.
After No. 18 Duke's lowest-scoring first half resulted in a 36-25 halftime hole, Jones inspired his teammates by making three 3-pointers during a game-changing 20-0 run.
Despite returning to the friendly confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium following back-to-back road losses last week, No. 18 Duke’s struggles have persisted early on against Miami.
The Chronicle's Amrith Ramkumar and Drew Johnson preview the Blue Devils' first home contest in two weeks.
The Blue Devils will need to make the most of all their offensive weapons against one of the ACC's top defenses.
Jayson Tatum will look to recover from one of his worst games of the year last weekend at Louisville.
Several former Blue Devils like Jabari Parker are leading up-and-coming teams back into the playoff hunt as the NBA season is past its halfway point.
Recent history—coupled with memories of Miami’s last visit to Cameron—point to signs that Saturday’s game could be another tough test for Duke rather than an easy bounce-back win.
Men's basketball beat writers Brian Pollack and Hank Tucker answer a few questions about what it's like to be waiting in line for a month.
Although tenting for this year’s home game against North Carolina generated unprecedented student interest, Duke is not immune to the attendance questions that are facing athletic departments across the country.
Twenty-three years ago, the national media scorned the Crazies for perhaps their most controversial antic to date.
The Blue Devils plummeted out of the top 10 for the first time this season, falling all the way to No. 18 after two road losses.
After a series of long, arduous recruiting battles, the Blue Devils (are still searching for) have finally secured their point guard for the Class of 2017.
Luke Kennard has regained his throne as The Blue Zone's player of the week.
Only one team remains unbeaten in ACC play, and Duke fell below .500 through at least five conference games for the first time since 2007.
This week’s action showed that the junior is capable of running the show for his team but also plenty of progress to still make.
The Chronicle's Amrith Ramkumar and Sameer Pandhare break down Duke's 78-69 loss at the KFC Yum! Center.