THE OPENING TIP
- A pair of Top 25 teams battling near the top of the ACC standings clash Tuesday night in Blacksburg when No. 19 Duke travels to face No. 20 Virginia Tech at Cassell Coliseum.
- The game tips at 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network with Dave O'Brien and Cory Alexander 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 looking to open ACC play 4-0 or better for the second consecutive year and 14th time in the Mike Krzyzewski era.