Opening Tip
- No. 8 Duke opens the Phil Knight Legacy on Thursday afternoon, battling Oregon State at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Ore.
- Doug Sherman and Cory Alexander have the call for ESPN, while David Shumate and John Roth call the game on the radio as a part of the Blue Devils Sports Network from Learfield.
- The Blue Devils are five years removed from winning the inaugural Phil Knight event in the Portland -- the PK80 -- beating Portland State, Texas and Florida to claim the title.
- Following Thursday's game, Duke will face either Florida or Xavier on Friday, with a match-up on Sunday against Gonzaga, Portland State, Purdue or West Virginia.