After every Duke men's basketball game, the Blue Zone breaks it down with one player, one word and one stat. With the Blue Devils' date with Wake Forest in the rearview, we take a look at their whirlwind 76-74 victory.
The 7-foot-1 center’s dunk was poetry in motion, especially when you consider the adversity the Blue Devils faced with head coach Mike Krzyzewski missing the second half of the game due to an illness.
Maddie’s start to the season shows precisely the playing ability that she’s developed over the years. As a senior leader wearing the same shoes as her sister Olivia wore three years ago, Maddie is going nowhere but up.
An untimely scoring drought allowed the Demon Deacons to bring the game back to a two-point margin as the crowd stood stunned with under a minute on the clock.
The team's Twitter released a statement with 15:25 remaining in the second half that Krzyzewski was not felling well and would not return to the court.
No. 9 Duke returned to Cameron Indoor Stadium Tuesday to play Wake Forest for the second time this season. Both teams started out with sloppy play, but the Blue Devils ultimate pulled ahead to take a 42-33 lead at the half. Here are five of our observations from the opening period.
Blue Devils, meet Big Apple. Again.
The Blue Zone looks into what the Duke and Wake Forest have to bring entering their rematch.
Coming out of halftime leading 17-4, Duke was in much the same position that they were coming out of halftime on Friday: maintain the 10-goal lead to keep the clock running, avoid injury, and get as much of the team involved as possible. And they were able to do just that.
On the heels of a busy week in college basketball, it's time for the Blue Zone's thoughts on the latest AP Poll. This week, Duke dropped in the rankings to No. 9.
The Blue Devils took down the No. 2 team in the country in its opening weekend event.
Maybe you’ve had the experience, as I certainly have this season, of looking at the box score of a Duke game and thinking, “Wait, Paolo Banchero had a double-double? And led the team in points? When did that happen?”
With the regular season's final stretch nearly upon us, our beats are here with another installment of The Chronicle's Power Rankings of each team vying for the ACC crown.
Sportswrap is your one-stop shop for everything Duke athletics, where we’ll recap how each of Duke’s sports currently in competition performed over the last week and give a brief look ahead. Here’s our recap for the week of Feb. 7-Feb. 13.
Today, the Blue Zone breaks down Paolo Banchero's steady play and the rest of the Blue Devils' comfortable road win against Boston College.
Combo forward Lexi Gordon led the Blue Devils with 13 points on a 4-of-11 clip from the field and 3-of-8 from three without a turnover; point guard Shayeann Day-Wilson had 12 points on 5-of-16 shooting, two rebounds, three assists and three steals against two turnovers.
Duke men's basketball continues its busy week with a home matchup against Wake Forest Tuesday, the teams' second meeting this season. In anticipation, the Blue Zone brings both a Blue Devil and a Demon Deacon that can be the difference-maker come Tuesday night.
It's a big week for the NBA, as the trade deadline has just passed and the All-Star Game is on the horizon. As such, it's been a busy week for former Duke men's basketball players in the league, so join the Blue Zone as we check in.
In contrast to how the Blue Devils came out of the half against Clemson, they didn’t let Boston College get back in the game to start the second half.
Eight days, four games. The Blue Devils entered Saturday’s road matchup against Boston College at the end of a grueling stretch. Duke struggled out of the gates, but turned it on to take a 37-28 lead into the locker room. Here are five takeaways from the first 20 minutes.
