Duke Basketball

Confident Notre Dame Ready For Duke In Acc Final

... to Kentucky, Duke won its next six games to claim the national championship. Last year, Notre Dame beat Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium in the regular season and in the ACC tournament quarterfinals. The Blue Devils turned things around to win on Notre Dame’s home court this season as part of a seven-game winning streak during the middle of league play. “Any time you lose to a team earlier in the season you want to get the chance to play them again,” Notre Dame guard Steve Vasturia said. “So it’s going to be another great game. Once again we are going to have to defend. They have four or five guys who can score off the dribble and shoot 3 s. We’re going to have to guard and come out like we have been.”. Brey said his Irish will do their best to defend Duke’s offense, which is among the most efficient in the country. But a high-scoring game appears to be in the making. “We got to score,” Brey said. “We’re going to have to score. You’re not stopping them. They’re a gifted offensive team. We’ve got to put numbers on the board. We’ve got to score more than 77 to win (Saturday). Hopefully, we can slow them up a little bit, but we’re ...

Win Over Duke A Reminder Unc Has Unfinished Business

... just an accessory for a larger purpose, the latest means to achieving a greater end, in every sense. “We all have to remember that we didn’t win it,” forward Theo Pinson deadpanned before a Thursday practice. “We lost. We got to the national championship game but we didn’t complete all our goals. We did everything else. And we’re in the same driver’s seat as we were last time. We need to win this game on Saturday, go into the ACC tournament [for a] business trip. We just all have to keep realizing we didn’t win the national championship last year.”. Against Duke, the Tar Heels certainly made the better of the night’s two public statements about potential. To memorialize an apparel deal with his alma mater’s football program, Michael Jordan took the floor at halftime and thanked the crowd for the ovation and the hospitality. “The ceiling is the roof,” Jordan then said of his brand’s new partnership, and turning back the clock was suddenly very much on everyone’s mind. Fortunately for the Smith Center patrons, the current batch of North Carolina players offered ...

No. 9 Uofl-no. 14 Duke

... quite a bit on Thursday how the Blue Devils were not their complete selves at the Yum Center. Duke's best big man, Amile Jefferson, didn't play in that game. But give U of L credit: The Cards were 21 of 40 on 2-pointers and had four different players score in double figures. It was one of Louisville's best offensive performances of the season. On the defensive end, U of L pestered Grayson Allen into six turnovers and Jayson Tatum into a 3-of-11 shooting clip. More of the same Thursday will do wonders for Louisville's chances of advancing. ►Scouting Duke: The Blue Devils have been tough to read their last five games, with three losses and two wins. OK, Duke has been tough to read all season. Mike Krzyzewski's team, hobbled by uncertainty and injuries, doesn't turn opponents over and they foul a lot on defense. But there is no doubting their offensive prowess. Clemson coach Brad Brownell said Wednesday that the challenge guarding ...

Duke, Iowa State, Villanova Win Conference Tournament Titles

... Wildcats in victory that thrust Wisconsin into the conferenc echampionship game for the third time in five years. Nigel Hayes scored 18 points and Ethan Happ added 16 for the second-seeded Badgers (25-8), who had lost five of their last six entering the tournament. Northwestern (23-11) was playing for the second time in less than 24 hours, and it showed. Coming off wins over Rutgers and No. 3-seeded Maryland, the Wildcats missed 20 of 27 shots in the first half, had only one assist and trailed 38-21. No. 8 Kentucky 79, Alabama 74: De'Aaron Fox scored a career-high 28 points, including seven straight down the stretch, and Malik Monk added 20 to lift the Wildcats to a win in the tournament semifinal in Nashville, Tenn. Bam Adebayo had 10 points and nine rebounds to send top-seeded Kentucky (28-5) to Sunday's ...

Duke Eyes No. 1 Seed, Jumps Five Spots In Top 25 And 1

... Download the CBS Sports App  today and get instant tournament news and alerts, plus play  Brackets. I haven’t heard many Bracketologists suggest Duke has a real chance to be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. But I floated the idea earlier this week, and now I believe it’s a definite possibility. Or at least it should be. Here’s why …. If Duke beats Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament title game Saturday night, the Blue Devils will have eight top-25 RPI wins and 13 top-50 RPI wins. That would lead the nation in both categories. And they’re 2-1 against North Carolina, which would have three fewer top-25 RPI wins, two fewer top-50 wins and the same number of sub-50 and sub-100 losses. So can somebody please explain why UNC is considered a lock by some to be a No. 1 seed? Or why Duke isn’t being seriously ...

Greensboro Vs. New York

... when New York City was the best recruiting hotbed in the nation. No longer. Now, the best New York City area players pack up their bags and go to prep school – more often than not in Virginia and North Carolina. How many players do they have in Greensboro. Well, the city of Greensboro has produced one more ACC starter this season (UNC’s Theo Pinson) than New York City (none). Well, to be fair, this is not a good year for talent in Greensboro or even North Carolina. But it’s not so great in New York City either – the largest city in the country has exactly one top 100 prospect in the RSCI – No. 63 Isaiah Washington (who has signed with Minnesota). The Oak Hill Academy – about 90 minutes drive north of Greensboro – as four times as many top 100 guys. And this year is an aberration. A year ago, North Carolina produced two top 10 prospects – three if you count Fayetteville’s Dennis Smith, who was a top 10 guy before his knee injury. Two of those three were from High Point, a brief drive south of Greensboro. The year before that, Kinston’s ...

Jackson, Jefferson Lead Duke Past Florida State 75-70

... season and for the last few weeks. His foot, he hasn’t been able to practice. It’s limited him and it’s limited us. Tonight he was great.”. While Jefferson provided the production inside, Jackson took advantage of a starting assignment to show his scoring skills. “Frank was sensational,” Krzyzewski said. The 6-5 guard hit five shots in a row early in the second half, including three 3-pointers, to score 13 quick points and help Duke open a 49-30 lead with 15:31 to play. Starting in place of junior guard Grayson Allen, who played in a reserve role while battling a nagging left ankle injury, Jackson opened Duke’s second-half scoring with a 3-pointer after his Florida State defender fell down. Jefferson hit two free throws and, after Jayson Tatum missed, Luke Kennard rebounded and fired the ball out to Jackson who nailed a 3-pointer from the right corner for a 42-25 Duke lead. Jackson added to his scoring binge by tallying Duke’s next three baskets as well: Two drives for shots in the lane and a 3-pointer with 15:31 left giving Duke a 19-point lead. “I just look to stay aggressive every game,” Jackson said. “I try to find my ...

Duke Vaults To No. 2, Arizona Eyes No. 1 Seed

... which really enjoys beating Florida — three times now — and Michigan have moved up the most in the past few days while South Carolina has fallen quite a bit. Overall, the Gamecocks' profile isn't that bad, but other teams are passing them up and they didn't need to lose to Alabama. Rhode Island has a chance to sneak, perhaps with a win today. Other than that, any "bid thief" would be just that — some team not on the radar right now (Davidson?). ► No. 1 seeds: Villanova, North Carolina, Kansas, Oregon. ► Last four in: Providence, USC, Illinois, Kansas State. ► First four out: Rhode Island, Georgia, Syracuse, Illinois State. ► Others considered for at-large bids (in no particular order): Alabama, Nevada. ► On life support: Houston, Clemson, Iowa, California, TCU, Indiana, Ole Miss. ► No longer considered for at-large: UConn, Texas, Charleston, New Mexico, Boise State, La Salle, Davidson, Chattanooga, Saint Bonaventure, Saint Joseph's, BYU, Oklahoma, Charleston, Nebraska, Temple, North Carolina State, Stanford, Texas A&M, Memphis, Utah, Auburn, Texas Tech, Georgetown, Penn State, Tennessee, ...

Grayson Allen’s Teammates Like Him Just Fine

... Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports. Allen is an incredible player when he’s focused. After leading Duke in scoring and assists his sophomore season, Allen was widely expected to be the centerpiece of this year’s team. The trouble at midseason popped a hole in that theory. Now it seems like Allen is regaining his focus at exactly the right moment. At the press conference, Coach K said Allen saved Duke from elimination with the four three-pointers he hit in the first half when Duke was consistently down by 10. “They were playing a lot better than us than the score indicated,” he said. “[Allen’s] four threes made it look like we were OK, but it was almost a third-round knockout without him playing the way he did.”. Allen didn’t say much about his behavioral issues or the ire he drew from the crowd at the presser, and he wasn’t available for one-on-ones. He did tell reporters that he’s always equally confident no matter how he’s playing, which is hard to believe if you watched him emotionally dissolve on the court in the past few months. “Grayson is ...

Capable Of Amazing,’ Unc, Duke Have Earned Third Meeting

... clinching the regular-season title in the process. The first meeting this season turned on Berry missing the front end of a one-and-one, followed by a Tatum 3-pointer at the other end and another Berry miss. This one turned on Allen missing a pair of free throws that would have made it a two-point game with two minutes to go, Berry hitting a pull-up jumper in Allen’s face before the misses and banging one off the glass immediately after. Amid all the excellence, those misses made the difference. When so much is happening at such a high level, it’s the flaws that catch the light. Blue Devils and Tar Heels battle throughout game but UNC holds on in the closing minutes to win the ACC regular season and take #1 seed for next weeks tournament. Chuck Liddy __link__. “You saw a game where a lot of guys played well. That’s it,” Krzyzewski ...