The Duke basketball program improved to 20-1 overall and 9-0 in ACC play over the weekend with a 72-58 victory on the road over Virginia Tech (16-7, 5-5 ACC).
#4 Duke Blue Devils (20-1, 9-0 ACC) vs. Boston College Eagles (9-12, 2-6 ACC) Tuesday, Feb. 3 • 7:00 p.m. ET Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) • Durham, N.C.
Any coach will tell you, you take all opponents seriously. So, just because Boston College is (again) one of the worst teams in the ACC, it does not mean the DBR podcast will fail to provide a detailed preview of what the Eagles bring into Cameron.
The No. 4-ranked Duke Blue Devils improved to 20-1 overall and 9-0 in ACC action following a 72-58 victory on the road over Virginia Tech (16-7, 5-5 ACC) on Saturday afternoon.
The Duke Blue Devils are coming off one of their most competitive games of the season. After a dominant home win over Louisville, Duke came back down to earth with a tougher road test against Virginia Tech.
Next up for Duke is Boston College and while BC is struggling again, the culture of this program is hard work. Earl Grant has not been able to recruit top-shelf talent, but he gets guys who are willing to play hard and that sometimes lead to surprises.
The Duke Blue Devils are coming off one of their most competitive games of the season. After a blowout home win over Louisville, Duke faced a tougher challenge on the road against Virginia Tech.
Cooper Flagg was expected to be an elite defender and an adequate offensive performer when he got to the NBA, but he’s way outperformed expectations. Kevin Garnett said this: “We haven’t had a badass, cold ass white boy like this in a long time.” Dwight Howard said this: “49 points as a 19-year-old.
It feels like with each game that passes, making an argument for any player to take home the National Player of the Year award in college basketball besides Duke basketball freshman sensation Cameron Boozer becomes significantly harder to do.
Only one game Monday night as Syracuse takes a break from the snow and ice and….oh, never mind. They might have less on the ground than some parts of North Carolina.
The No. 4-ranked Duke Blue Devils improved to 20-1 overall on the 2025-26 college basketball season and 9-0 in conference play following a convincing 72-58 victory on the road over Virginia Tech (16-7, 5-5 ACC) on Saturday afternoon.
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Duke ran its already impressive win streak to 13 with an 80-44 Sunday win over Wake Forest. Perhaps most impressive was forcing 31 turnovers from the Demon Deacons.
UNC basketball has won three straight contests, including the back-to-back road victories by the No. 16 Tar Heels (17-4, 5-3 ACC) last week. Duke basketball is riding a nine-game winning streak, and the No.
Duke University and quarterback Darian Mensah reached a legal resolution outside of court on Jan. 27. The lawsuit Duke filed against Mensah was originally expected to be heard on Feb.
After his 49 point outburst against Kon Knueppel and the Charlotte Hornets, Cooper Flagg followed up with another gem against the Houston Rockets, finishing with 34 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.
In Saturday’s ACC Action, Syracuse beat Notre Dame 86-72, Florida State handled Stanford 88-80, UNC knocked off Georgia Tech 91-75, Virginia survived BC 73-66, Louisville smacked SMU 88-74, Clemson topped Pitt 63-52, NC State thumped Wake Forest 96-78 and Cal snuck by Miami 86-85.
Duke’s victory at Virginia Tech showed off a lot of good things from the Blue Devils. There was defensive tenacity, good ball movement and smart basketball.
The No. 4-ranked Duke Blue Devils improved to 20-1 on the season and 9-0 in conference play following a 72-58 victory on the road over Virginia Tech (16-7, 5-5 ACC) on Saturday.
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In a move that has stunned the sports world, Duke University has filed a lawsuit against its own star quarterback, Darian Mensah, attempting to block him from transferring to another school.