North Carolina enters its rivalry game with No. 2 Duke running low on time to bolster its case for a bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Freshman Cooper Flagg scored 24 points, and Tyrese Proctor and Mason Gillis hit key 3-pointers late, as No. 2 Duke beat Wake Forest 63-56. The Blue Devils (17-2, 9-0 ACC) extended their winning ...

Ranked No. 2, Duke played like the best team in the nation for nearly four weeks, combining hot shooting with lock-down defense. The Blue Devils are still winning, but the offense has hit a speed ...

The Duke Blue Devils survived an upset bid from NC State on Monday night. You could argue an unexpected stoppage in play helped them do it. You could even say...Puke helped Duke. The Wolfpack had ...

Duke basketball avoid court-storming scenario with win at Wake Forest Cooper Flagg leads the Blue Devils in points (19.2 points per game), rebounds (8.1 per game), assists (4.1 per game), steals ...

Even apex predators need to be threatened from time to time. Virtually no team dominates through an entire season, especially not within a power conference. As down as people may see the ACC this ...

Duke basketball suffered a pair of postseason losses to N.C. State last season, including a season-ending defeat in the Elite Eight of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The second-ranked Blue Devils (17-2 ...

This time, they couldn't close it when Duke wobbled. Duke: The Blue Devils had yet to play an ACC game closer than 11 points, but responded in a big test. Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons had won ...

Scheyer said after Duke basketball’s 63-56 win at Wake Forest. “Nope,” Flagg said. Well, Flagg and the second-ranked Blue Devils (17-2, 9-0 ACC) played zone against the Demon Deacons (15-5 ...

Duke basketball outplayed the Wake Forest Demon Deacons early on Saturday, building a 35-22 halftime lead in Winston-Salem, N.C., where Jon Scheyer and his Blue Devils had lost two straight.

No. 2 Duke plays the North Carolina Tar Heels after Cooper Flagg scored 28 points in Duke's 74-64 win over the NC State Wolfpack.

That's because the Wolfpack (9-11, 2-7) played loose and fearlessly to build a 13-point first-half lead and then stay within reach of Duke every time the Blue Devils tried to push free in the ...