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Duke Over North Carolina – About the Rivalry, Nothing Else
With Virginia already clinching the ACC title for a second straight season, the only thing Duke and North Carolina had to play for was the meaning of their rivalry, which is quite a lot, even when isolated from other implications. For the second time this season and third in a row, the Blue Devils came out on top, winning 84-77.
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Duke Over Notre Dame – Revenge & Playing the Perfect Game
Revenge in sports is sweet, especially when it comes in humiliating form, as Duke avenged their earlier loss this season to Notre Dame with a crushing 90-60 blowout in a game between two top 10 ACC teams, led by a Jahlil Okafor double double and a fantastic performance from Justise Winslow. Notre Dame might have […]
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Virginia Beats Louisville – Another ACC Title Getting Closer
It seems like every other game in the ACC is a top 10 clash. Louisville coming to Charlottesville was no different, as number 3 Virginia, also leading the conference, handed the Cardinals a 52-47 loss to move a bit closer towards securing a second consecutive regular season title.
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Virginia Beats North Carolina – ACC Seems to be Losing Another Contender
A loss to Duke didn’t send Virginia into some decline, rebounding well with a 75-64 win on the road against North Carolina, which probably means it’s going to be almost impossible for the Tar Heels to bounce back well enough to somehow win the conference.
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Louisville Beats North Carolina – Revenge in the ACC is Sweeter
With a one point loss three weeks ago serving as a reminder, Louisville didn’t slip up again vs North Carolina, beating the Tar Heels 78-68 in overtime behind a huge game from Montrezl Harrell and Terry Rozier.
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Duke Beats Virginia – Undefeated Doesn’t Mean Better
The ACC championship race was blown wide open as Duke put behind the talks of being overrated and previous losses to beat a previously undefeated Virginia team 69-63 with some excellent late defense and clutch shooting, keeping their hopes of winning the conference title alive.
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Duke Blue Devils – Rasheed Sulaimon Is the First Player Mike Krzyzewski Kicks Out
For the first time in the long Mike Krzyzewski tenure as the head coach of the Duke basketball program, a player has been kicked off the team, as Rasheed Sulaimon, the Junior guard who has been relegated to a bench role this season, having the “honor” of setting that mark.
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Notre Dame Beats Duke – ACC Takes Care of Overrated Teams
It’s been established that Duke aren’t as good as their rankings but there’s nothing new about that. A team with bad defense isn’t going to go very far – not on the national front and not in the ACC, losing for a third time, falling against Notre Dame 77-74, finding no way to slow down Jerian Grant, maybe the best player in the conference.
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North Carolina Beats Syracuse – Finally Look Like Contenders
Since ACC play began (excluding one first game) North Carolina have looked as good as anyone else in the nation, with Marcus Paige finally getting his season on track, following their previous excellence with a 93-83 win over Syracuse to make it six in a row which ends what is probably their easier part of the conference schedule.
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Duke Over Pitt – One Step Closer to Number 1000
Making changes on defense and switching to more zone seems to be helping Duke in forgetting about their losses, beating Pitt 79-65 to get Mike Krzyzewski to 999 career wins, their second in a row.