The Duke Blue Devils, unranked for the first time since 2016, came into Monday night’s game against the Miami Hurricanes with five losses and left the Watsco Center with six.
In a season full of unexpected surprises for the Hurricanes, the 77-75 victory over the Duke Blue Devils was no exception.
“I just told them how proud I was of them, and this all started yesterday with the team meeting,” Miami head coach Jim Larrañaga said about what he told his team after the game. “A very good team spirit that was exhibited. Everybody was in a good mood, everybody was smiling.