DURHAM — Nolan Smith knew the day would eventually come. No one, after all — not even an institution such as Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski — can coach forever. That knowledge still didn’t prepare him for […]
DURHAM — Mike Krzyzewski plans to coach one more season before turning over control of the Duke basketball program to former Blue Devils point guard and current assistant Jon Scheyer. Still, Wednesday’s announcement that the […]
It’s a rivalry that always seems to deliver, but on Saturday night in the Dean Smith Center, the Tar Heels dropped a beating on the Blue Devils. North Carolina overwhelmed Duke, 91-73, in the regular […]
ATLANTA — Moses Wright scored 29 points and grabbed two of his 14 rebounds in the final 35 seconds, and Georgia Tech snapped a 14-game losing streak against Duke with an 81-77 overtime victory on […]
DURHAM — Carlik Jones scored seven of his 25 points in overtime, sophomore Quinn Slazinski opened the scoring in OT with a 3-pointer and Louisville fended off Duke 80-73 on Saturday night, halting the Blue […]
DURHAM — Matthew Hurt scored 22 points on 8-of-9 shooting, DJ Steward added 16 points and Duke never trailed in its 84-60 win over Wake Forest on Wednesday night. Joey Baker hit 4 of 7 […]
DURHAM — Cormac Ryan scored a career-high 28 points and Prentiss Hubb hit a critical 3-pointer with 38.2 seconds left to help Notre Dame beat Duke 93-89 on Tuesday. Hubb’s long 3 with the shot […]
North Carolina jumped out to an early lead on Duke then held off a series of Blue Devils rallies to win the first installment of the high-profile rivalry game, 91-87, at Cameron Indoor Stadium on […]
DURHAM — Wendell Moore Jr. scored a season-high 25 points to help No. 21 Duke edge Boston College 83-82 on Wednesday night while Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski was sidelined due to COVID-19 protocols. […]
The University of North Carolina had a seemingly impossible number of blown leads and heart-breaking losses in their 14‑19 season last year. None, however, were as soul-crushing as the first game against Duke. The Tar […]
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