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Duke Outlasts Ohio State 73-68

Eric — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 04:47:17 +0000

Participating in the ACC/B1G Challenge, the Buckeyes traveled for their first ever game at Cameron Indoor Stadium against the Duke Blue Devils. The result was the ultimate game of runs as Duke put together a long come-back in the second half to pick up the 73-68 win. DeShaun Thomas finished with only 16 points, his lowest scoring output of the season so far. He was joined in double digits by Lenzelle Smith and Aaron Craft with 11 a piece. Duke’s Mason Plumlee lead all scorers with 20 points and a ludicrous 17 rebounds, and was joined in the double digit club by Rasheed Sulaimon with 17, and Ryan Kelly with 15.

The Buckeyes dominated the first half, finishing with a 31-23 lead to go into intermission. That was made primarily possible by the total lack of scoring from Duke, caused at least in part by the excellent Buckeye defense in … [Read More]

BBN Basketball LiveBlog: Duke

Eric — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:30:14 +0000

The B1G went 4-2 in the B1G/ACC Challenge last night, and the B1G needs only to go 3-3 tonight for a win. Hopefully one of those wins comes for the Buckeyes as they take on the Duke Blue Devils

Joining us as usual – and special thanks to all of them for making these such a great success – are the other members of the Buckeye Blogger Network. Make sure to stop by their place and say, “hey”: Buckeye Ninja, Our Honor Defend, Men of the Scarlet and Gray, Buckeye Empire, Silver Bullet, The Buckeye Blog, Unscripted Ohio, and Fox Sports Ohio.

The Liveblog will tip around 9:00 PM EST, with the Basketball game starting at 9:30PM on ESPN.

Go Bucks!

Ohio State vs. Duke – Shootyhoops live chat… [Read More]

Pregame Glance: Duke Blue Devils

Eric — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:00:04 +0000

That favorite time of the year has returned, the annual duel known as the B1G/ACC challenge is upon us! As one of the top teams from last year’s Big Ten season, the Buckeyes redrew the Duke Blue Devils for their matchup. This time, though, the game will be played in the cozy*, friendly*, confines of Cameron Indoor. The rematch is on!

School:	Duke University
Location:	Durham, North Carolina
Founded:	1838
Student Population:	14,591
School Type:	Private
Division:	NCAA Division 1
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Stadium:	Cameron Indoor Stadium
Seating:	9,314
Opened:	1940
Head Coach:	Mike Krzyzewski
Experience	33rd Year

*Your actual experience as an opposing team may vary. Drastically.

Some interesting stats about Cameron Indoor stadium, since we’re on the subject, include the winning percentages for the Duke Blue Devils at that arena.

All Time: 771-150 (.837)
Coach Krzyzewski: 413-55 (.882)
Last 300 games: 271-29 (.903)

This is one of … [Read More]

Pregame Glance: Duke

Eric — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:57:09 +0000

The now #2 ranked Buckeyes get set to take on the #3 ranked Duke Blue Devils in Value City Arena for their part of the B1G/ACC Challenge. Let’s take a look at the Dookies!

School:	Duke University
Location:	Durham, North Carolina
Founded:	1838
Student Population:	14,248
School Type:	Private
Division:	NCAA DIV I
Conference:	Atlantic Coast (ACC)
Stadium:	Cameron Indoor Stadium
Seating:	9,314
Built:	1940
Head Coach:	Mike Krzyzewski
Year:	32nd

This is a rare treat for Buckeye fans. It is not often that a team as historically excellent as the Duke Blue Devils has graced the basketball court in Columbus, and you know for a fact that it will be a raucous crowd. It also finally brings in a top ranked team to build excitement for the basketball program, something that fans have been clamoring about for a long time.

Mike Krzyzewski has to be one of the single … [Read More]

Impressions: Duke and Maryland

Jay — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 15:41:06 +0000

Earlier this week on Wednesday night the Duke Blue Devils faced off against the Maryland Terrapins in an ACC game coming just before the halfway point of conference play for both teams. Maryland had already lost once to Duke on the season, a 71-64 final in Durham back on January 9th. For Maryland, Wednesday night’s game represented a chance for a little revenge, not to mention a marquee win to bolster the team’s tournament resume. For the Blue Devils, a victory would count as another quality road win and further solidify Duke’s place as one of the elite teams in the country despite looking vulnerable after picking up their second loss of the season just a few days prior at St. John’s.

Duke came into this season looking like the runaway team of the year, highlighted by the stellar play of freshman point guard Kyrie Irving. However, after a toe … [Read More]