THE OPENING TIP
- No. 1 Duke is back home Friday evening, looking to bounce back versus Winthrop in a non-conference clash at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- The game is live on the ACC Network, and can be heard across the Blue Devil Sports Network from IMG Learfield College.
- The Blue Devils dropped an 85-83 decision on a buzzer-beater in overtime Tuesday night against Stephen F. Austin, a loss that snapped Duke's 150-game home winning streak against non-conference opponents.
- Freshman Vernon Carey Jr., who is the reigning Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week, is riding a streak of five consecutive double-doubles -- four of those have been 20-10 efforts, including a monster 31-12 performance against Cal last week at Madison Square Garden.