THE OPENING TIP
- Duke, which has won two of the last three ACC Tournaments to be completed, continues its quest for the program's 22nd ACC title on Thursday night in the quarterfinals vs. No. 15 Florida State.
- The game tips at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN with Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas on the call. On the radio, David Shumate and John Roth have the call on the Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield IMG College (96.5FM & 610AM in Durham).
- The Blue Devils are an ACC-best 105-45 in the ACC Tournament with a league record 21 titles -- eight crowns have come at Greensboro Coliseum where Duke is 41-18 the tournament (30-10 under Coach K).