Beyond the Arc: Duke basketball vs North Carolina
By Sameer Pandhare | March 5, 2016No. 17 Duke could not overcome a beating on the boards in a 76-72 defeat to No. 8 North Carolina to finish the regular season
No. 17 Duke could not overcome a beating on the boards in a 76-72 defeat to No. 8 North Carolina to finish the regular season
Once again, Brice Johnson did anything he wanted to on the offensive glass—this time for the full 40 minutes. Johnson's 18-point, 21-rebound performance helped No. 8 North Carolina bruise its way past No. 17 Duke 76-72 Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
No. 17 North Carolina jumped out to a 20-9 advantage and leads 40-32 at halftime against No. 17 Duke Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke senior captain Amile Jefferson will miss the remainder of the season and will seek a medical hardship waiver, the team announced Saturday afternoon.
Duke's Marshall Plumlee and North Carolina's Joel Berry II will be the difference-makers Saturday in the Blue Devils regular-season finale.
With a double-bye in the ACC Tournament on the line, No. 17 Duke hosts the eighth-ranked Tar Heels hoping to finish the regular season with a resume-boosting win.
North Carolina can lock up the ACC regular season title with a win, but the Blue Devils can secure a double-bye in next week's ACC tournament if they can beat the Tar Heels for the second time in three weeks.
In this year’s second installment of the Tobacco Road rivalry, No. 8 North Carolina will make the short trip to Durham for a 6:30 tip-off versus No. 17 Duke Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Australian swingman Jack White became the fifth member of Duke's Class of 2016, announcing his verbal commitment to the Blue Devils Thursday night.
J.J. Redick—who was no stranger to boos and vitriol on the road during his time in Durham—used the opening segment of his newly-created podcast to talk about what he sees as the media's creation of the "Duke villain."
After lacking intensity in a loss Sunday to Pittsburgh, No. 17 Duke overcame a poor shooting night to defeat Wake Forest 79-71.
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski removed his suit jacket midway through the second half of Duke’s 79-71 win against Wake Forest Tuesday night, firing up his tired squad.
Playing its third game in six days, No. 17 Duke rebounded from a road loss at Pittsburgh and eked out a 79-71 win against Wake Forest Tuesday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The last time Duke hosted the Demon Deacons on their home floor, an unlikely hero rose up to lead the Blue Devils to victory. Now a household name, sophomore Grayson Allen hasn't quite matched that effort, but he's still driving the offense.
Wake Forest has not won a road ACC game since January 2014, but Devin Thomas and Codi Miller-McIntyre will try to exploit a Blue Devil team that showed signs of fatigue for most of Sunday's 76-62 loss at Pittsburgh.
With two regular season games remaining, Duke sits tied for fifth in the conference standings
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. And the Blue Devils did—for a while, at least.
Coming off its largest loss of the season, Duke returns to Cameron Indoor Stadium Tuesday to play the second half of a home-and-home series with Wake Forest.
The matchup down low between Marshall Plumlee and Devin Thomas could be the deciding factor Tuesday night.