Category: Duke

No. 6 Kansas Rallies Late to Beat No. 7 Duke 69–64

INDIANAPOLIS—Jalen Wilson and Dajuan Harris Jr. provided a calm, steadying influence for No. 6 Kansas on Tuesday night. Jayhawks freshman Gradey Dick provided the late splash. Together they extended the nation’s longest active winning streak. Wilson scored a career-high 25 points, Harris dished out a career-best 10 assists and Dick made three crucial baskets in…


Final Four: Duke–North Carolina Showdown Drawing Mixed Action

And then there were four. While Duke (32–6) and coach Mike Krzyzewski are authoring a storybook signoff as West Region champs, archrival North Carolina (28–9), the No. 8 seed in the East Region, crashed the Final Four and stands in the way of any epic sendoff the Blue Devils might have planned Monday night. Duke…


Top 25 Roundup: Virginia Stuns No. 7 Duke in Closing Seconds

Reece Beekman drained a 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left to give Virginia a shocking 69–68 victory against No. 7 Duke on Monday night at Durham, North Carolina. Jayden Gardner scored 17 points with eight rebounds, Kadin Shedrick dumped in a career-high 16 points off the bench and Armaan Franklin had 11 points for Virginia (15–9,…


Griffin Hits 5 3S, No. 6 Duke Beats Syracuse 79–59

DURHAM, N.C.—AJ Griffin hit five 3-pointers—the most by a Duke player this season—and the sixth-ranked Blue Devils routed visiting Syracuse 79–59 Saturday. Griffin was one of four players for Duke (15–3, 5–2 Atlantic Coast Conference) with 15 points, joining Paolo Banchero, Wendell Moore Jr., and Mark Williams. Banchero had 13 rebounds for his fourth double-double…


Ohio State Ices out No. 1 Duke in Final Minutes, Wins 71–66

COLUMBUS, OHIO—Ohio State’s resiliency was too much for top-ranked Duke to handle. Zed Key scored a career-high 20 points and Ohio State held No. 1 Duke scoreless for the final 4 1/2 minutes, completing a rally from a 15-point second-half deficit to beat the Blue Devils 71–66 on Tuesday night. E.J. Liddell hit two free…


Moore, Banchero Help No. 9 Duke Top Army 82–56 in Home Debut

DURHAM, N.C.—Wendell Moore Jr. looked comfortable and confident as a veteran captain in Duke’s home opener. It certainly helped having the ninth-ranked Blue Devils’ famously rowdy fans packed in again for the first time in more than 20 months. The junior forward posted only the third triple-double of the Mike Krzyzewski era to help Duke…


Top 25 Basketball Roundup: No. 9 Duke Beats No. 10 Kentucky in Opener

Freshmen Trevor Keels and Paolo Banchero provided a chunk of the points, helping No. 9 Duke defeat No. 10 Kentucky 79–71 as legendary Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski began his final season Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. Keels racked up 25 points on 10-for-18 shooting from the field and Banchero tallied 22…


More Colleges Require Students to Have COVID-19 Vaccines for Fall Semester

Duke University said over the weekend that it will require COVID-19 vaccinations for students before they are allowed to return for the fall semester, joining a growing list of colleges to do so. “Duke research played an important role in the development of these vaccines, and we are committed to leading the way in vaccine…