Duke balance leaves Clemson in dust in 79-53 win
— Matthew Hurt led a balanced attack with 13 points and Duke played like a team on a mission, rolling to a 79-53 win over Clemson on Saturday.




























— Matthew Hurt led a balanced attack with 13 points and Duke played like a team on a mission, rolling to a 79-53 win over Clemson on Saturday.
An active night in college basketball has prompted a number of pressing questions.
— DJ Steward scored 19 points, Jalen Johnson added 18 and Duke snapped a three-game losing streak pulling away from Georgia Tech 75-68 on Tuesday night.
Coach Mike Krzyzewski has apologized to a Duke student reporter for his testy response to a question after the Blue Devils' loss Saturday.
Houston, Alabama, Virginia and Florida State are climbing the rankings, but Gonzaga and Baylor are still in another echelon.
— Carlik Jones scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half and Louisville beat Duke 70-65, sending the Blue Devils to their third straight loss on Saturday.
What Duke's AD search means for Coach K's successor, plus the quest to find the nation's third-best men's basketball team.
— Justin Champagnie tied a career-high 31 points on 12-for-15 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds, and Pittsburgh held off Duke for a 79-73 win on Tuesday night.
We visit with Steve Wiseman from Heraldsun.com to talk about Duke’s AD Kevin White stepping down after 13 years. Plus Florida State Power Forward RaiQuan Gray joins the show to talk about last night’s 78-65 win over Louisville. And we look back at this date in 1974 when Digger Phelps & Notre Dame snapped UCLA's 88 game winning streak.
Gonzaga and Baylor maintained their grip on the top two spots in The Associated Press men's basketball poll, while Duke fell out of the rankings for the first time since 2016.
Duke athletic director Kevin White is stepping down in August. The current longest-serving AD in the ACC will leave after 13 years at the school.
ESPN.com's college basketball experts make predictions for Michigan-Minnesota, Baylor-Texas Tech and other top games of the weekend.
Four Gonzaga starters make the updated rankings, but Iowa's Luka Garza still leads the way.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 7-1 | - | 11-3 |
| Virginia Tech | 7-2 | 0.5 | 13-3 |
| Florida State | 6-2 | 1 | 10-3 |
| North Carolina | 6-3 | 1.5 | 11-5 |
| Louisville | 5-3 | 2 | 10-4 |
| Duke | 5-3 | 2 | 7-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 4-3 | 2.5 | 8-5 |
| Syracuse | 4-4 | 3 | 10-5 |
| Pittsburgh | 4-4 | 3 | 8-5 |
| Clemson | 4-5 | 3.5 | 10-5 |
| NC State | 3-5 | 4 | 7-6 |
| Notre Dame | 3-6 | 4.5 | 6-9 |
| Wake Forest | 2-7 | 5.5 | 5-7 |
| Miami | 2-9 | 6.5 | 6-10 |
| Boston College | 1-6 | 5.5 | 3-10 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero | C | Signed | 97 |
| A.J. Griffin | SF | Signed | 91 |
| Final Fours | 16 |
| Tournament Record | 114-38 |
| Championship Seasons | 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015 |
| Tournament Appearances | 43 |