THE OPENING TIP
- No. 9 Duke begins a crucial two-game homestand Tuesday night, welcoming Wake Forest in a battle of 20-win teams.
- The game tips at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN with Rece Davis and Debbie Antonelli on the call. On the radio locally, David Shumate and John Roth call the action on the Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield.
- The Blue Devils have won seven of their last eight, including five straight ACC road wins. Duke is in a first-place tie in the ACC and holds the tiebreaker over the three of the five teams within 1.