Leading Off
- No. 2 Duke makes its 53rd visit to Madison Square Garden Thursday night for a top-15 showdown versus No. 12 Texas Tech in the Ameritas Insurance Classic.
- The Blue Devils are 34-18 all-time at MSG, making the “World’s Most Famous Arena” the sixth-winningest Duke venue, and the winningest outside the state of North Carolina.
- Duke and Texas Tech, a pair of Elite Eight teams last year, are meeting for the first time in men’s basketball.
- This game marks Duke’s fourth against a top-15 ranked team. No team in the country has played more than three.