UNC basketball is on the road battling the Pitt Panthers (13-6, 4-4 ACC) on Tuesday night, as the Tar Heels (13-8, 6-3 ACC) look to respond to their recent two-game losing skid with a second straight win.

"It's not just the defense," third-year Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer noted about the missing impact from Brown following the Blue Devils' 74-64 comeback win over NC State in Cameron Indoor Stadium on Monday night. "It's also the creating some disruption on defense, which can lead to easy baskets.

Duke University standout Kon Knueppel, formerly of Wisconsin Lutheran High School, had a viral moment Monday as his strong freshman season roars on.

M arch Madness is just around the corner, and the Duke Blue Devils are again a threat to win the national championship because of a standout freshman class. Cooper Flagg has lived

Cultivating its own brand of Tobacco Road testiness, the Duke-UNC rivalry has been one of college basketball's most celebrated traditions between two schools marked by long-held success and close proximity.

Duke plans to build its first small modular reactor at Belews Creek in about 10 years. A federal grant could help with that project.

After going seven consecutive games shooting 50% or better, No. 2 Duke failed to shoot even 40% in its past two games. Can the Blue Devils get this fixed in time to play UNC on Saturday?

COOPER FLAGG AND THE DUKE BLUE DEVILS Cooper Flagg is at it again. Two days after a 24-7-6 night in a come-from-behind victory over Wake Forest, Flagg put on a clinic in the second half of Duke's 74-64 win over North Carolina State at Cameron Indoor Stadium Monday night.

Duke freshman phenom Cooper Flagg turned in another monster performance Monday night as the No. 2 Blue Devils edged NC State 74-64 after facing their first halftime deficit in a home game this season.