After a rivalry win against No. 3-seed North Carolina, Duke will take on top-seeded South Carolina with a chance to go to the Final Four on the line. The Blue Zone has an overview of the Gamecocks, as well as a key stat, X-Factor and 3 keys to victory for each squad.
In a Tobacco Road Rivalry meeting of epic proportions, No. 2 seed Duke will take on No. 3 seed North Carolina in the Sweet 16. Ahead of tipoff Friday afternoon, The Chronicle’s beats give their predictions for the matchup.
In Cameron Indoor Stadium Friday evening, Duke rolled past Lehigh in a crushing 86-25 defensive masterclass to advance the Blue Devils to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
A scoring effort from eight unique Blue Devils — including a career-high five-goal contribution from junior midfielder Max Sloat — guided No. 8 Duke to an honest 16-10 victory over Providence in Koskinen Stadium Wednesday.
As spring sports are underway, The Chronicle is back with our breakdown of every sport, including key rules, terminology, tournament formats and more. This is our men's lacrosse edition.
It didn’t matter that the Blue Devil offense never really got into a rhythm until the fourth quarter, or that Duke shot 20% from beyond the arc. Lawson’s defense refused to let the Seminoles pull ahead. The Blue Devils outrebounded their Sunshine State foes 51-35, ensuring that head coach Brooke Wyckoff’s team would never build a margin larger than four points.
There is an often-overlooked offensive firepower on the Blue Devils’ roster who could be the difference-maker in Duke’s tournament journey: guard Isaiah Evans.
The last time Duke and North Carolina played, the Tar Heels earned an overtime victory against the Blue Devils. This time, No. 16 Duke looks for revenge on Senior Night. Find out what our beats think will happen.
Once the Blue Devils earned their sizable margin, they would only let their lead flourish to the game’s end, continuing to extend their lead through turnovers converted to fast-break layups.
Duke men’s basketball had another strong week to stay at No. 2 in the newest AP Poll despite some shakeups further down. The Blue Zone has thoughts.
Duke enters this season with its top-four scorers back for another round, a top-two freshman class — and eyes on the national title.
Duke enters this season with its top-four scorers back for another round, a top-two freshman class — and eyes on the national title.
