In their first true road game of the season, Duke dominated Michigan State 87-75 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Tre Jones scored 20 points, alongside 12 assists – matching his career high. Vernon Carey Jr. was a force in the paint, putting up 26 points with 11 rebounds. A rematch from last year’s Elite Eight, this was a revenge tour
After much fanfare following the Wolverines’ success in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, the fourth ranked Michigan team were shut down at the KFC Yum! Center. Louisville’s defensive effort stole the show, holding the Wolverines to only 43 points total, only 18 points of which came in the first half. Michigan went 15-58 from the field and only 3-19 from
Read moreThe Big Ten faces off with the ACC in the 20th year of the challenge. The ACC currently leads the challenge in yearly wins, holding 12 compared to the Big Ten’s five, which is accompanied by three ties, one of which came last year. The event started with two games yesterday, with each of the two premier conferences winning one.
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The Duke Blue Devils are 4-0 and currently, the #1 team in the country. Although the roster looks solid and deep for Coach Krzyzewski and his squad, someone can always step up… Jack White. Jack White is a senior for Duke this season and his leadership and maturity will be key for any run that the Blue Devils wants to
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Season Preview Everyone considered Duke’s season to be a failure last year following a loss to Michigan State in the Elite Eight. With Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett, and Cam Reddish all departing for the NBA Draft, this Blue Devils squad has a lot to live up to. The talent on the 2018-19 Duke team was never seen before, but Coach
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The ACC continued to be college basketball’s premier conference last season. The conference dominated the rest of division 1, finishing the regular season with five teams in the top 25. One of the ACC’s biggest selling points last season was the freshman talent. Duke brought in the best freshman class in college basketball history, with three of their five starters
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I had the pleasure to interview NCAA Champion, the University of Virginia forward, Jay Huff. It was an incredible experience, my first real interview with a collegiate athlete. I learned about Jay’s childhood dreams, what it’s like playing for Coach Bennett, and a few surprising facts about him! If you want to hear about Jay’s nickname, how the Cavaliers are
Read moreVirginia advanced to the National Championship with a dramatic 63-62 win over Auburn. Just as it looked like Auburn would pull off the comeback, Kyle Guy scored 6 points in the final 7 seconds to regain the lead. The first half of the Final Four matchup was back and fourth, as there were 6 lead changes. Virginia jumped out to
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Ahmed Hill of Virginia Tech missed the game-tying alley-oop to send Duke to the Elite 8 for the second year in a row, winning 75-73. A classic ACC battle, Virginia Tech won the previous meeting without their point guard Justin Robinson, but Duke was without Zion Williamson. This game, Zion Williamson made a difference. Williamson had a game-high 23 points
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We had some blowouts and we had some neck and neck games. That’s March, right? To start the day off, Maryland and LSU went head to head for the first berth in the Sweet 16. LSU led by 9 at the break and controlled all parts of the game during the first half. That was the first half though… the
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