The Virginia Tech Hokies had defeated the Duke Blue Devils in five of their previous six meetings in Blacksburg. So, with the Hokies riding a three-game winning streak heading into Monday night, Virginia Tech felt good about potentially taking down No. 7 Duke.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t meant to be, as the Blue Devils controlled the Hokies and came away with a relatively comfortable 77-67
Tech came out firing early, holding a 13-9 lead. However, Duke went on a 12-0 run over the next over the next five minutes to take a 21-13 lead. The Blue Devils would never trail again.