Wendell Moore

Carey, Robinson help Duke complete sweep of UNC

March 8, 2020 Aaron Beard, The Associated Press

DURHAM — Vernon Carey Jr., Tre Jones and No. 12 Duke didn’t need any wild escape to beat rival North Carolina this time. The Blue Devils took care of the Tar Heels with a strong […]

Luster missing, but plenty still at stake in Duke-Carolina II

March 4, 2020 Shawn Krest

DURHAM — This might be the strangest UNC-Duke game in recent memory. Normally when the two rivals meet, college basketball takes notice. The Tar Heels and Blue Devils tend to be atop the polls, battling […]

Duke loses third in four games, falls at Virginia

March 1, 2020 Hank Kurz Jr., The Associated Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Jay Huff brought his flair for the dramatic to a completely new level, and brought down the program he grew up rooting for in his hometown. Virginia’s 7-footer from Durham with a […]

Duke-Carolina aftermath: What’s next for the Tar Heels?

February 12, 2020 Shawn Krest

What happens when a team puts everything on a rivalry game and falls short? In 1995, Duke fell on hard times. After two national titles and three Final Fours in four seasons, the Blue Devils […]

Jones, Goldwire help No. 7 Duke beat No. 8 FSU

February 11, 2020 Aaron Beard, The Associated Press

DURHAM — Tre Jones had 13 points to help seventh-ranked Duke overcome a turnover-heavy performance to beat No. 8 Florida State 70-65 on Monday night. The Blue Devils (21-3, 11-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) were coming […]

Duke, Jones stun UNC to add another memorable chapter to storied rivalry

February 9, 2020 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — Wendell Moore made the winning shot as time expired in overtime to produce one of the most thrilling, improbable finishes in the history of the Duke-UNC basketball rivalry. That’s saying something, considering […]

Duke grinds out ugly win over BC

February 5, 2020 Jimmy Golen, The Associated Press

BOSTON — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski thinks his players might have been looking ahead to this weekend’s game against North Carolina. And it almost cost them. “They didn’t listen to me,” he said on Tuesday […]

Carey’s latest double-double leads Duke past Syracuse

February 2, 2020 John Kekis, The Associated Press

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Vernon Carey Jr. stood tall in the middle of the Syracuse zone, and the Orange had no answer for Duke’s big freshman center. Carey had 26 points and a season-high 17 rebounds […]

Tobacco slowed: Injuries weaken NC’s ACC teams

January 22, 2020 Brett Friedlander

It was a luxury that lasted only until the next game. On Saturday, in a win against Clemson, redshirt freshman big man Manny Bates was sent into concussion protocol when he took a blow to […]

Jones leads No. 2 Duke over Yellow Jackets

January 9, 2020 Paul Newberry, The Associated Press

ATLANTA — Duke has now gone a decade without losing to Georgia Tech. A defensive clampdown kept the streak going. Tre Jones scored 16 points on his 20th birthday, including two key baskets down the […]