Duke getting it done with defense

The 2009-10 college basketball season is almost two months old. And the nonconference portion of the schedule is nearly complete. Now it's time to take a look at where the ACC stands with conference play on the horizon.

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 19: Andre Dawkins #20, Brian Zoubek #55 and Nolan Smith #2 of the Duke Blue Devils guard Robert Sacre #00 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the second half of the Aeropostale Classic...

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 19: Jon Scheyer #30 of the Duke Blue Devils guards Demetri Goodson #3 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the second half of the Aeropostale Classic...

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 19: Andre Dawkins #20, Brian Zoubek #55 and Nolan Smith #2 of the Duke Blue Devils guard Robert Sacre #00 of the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the second half of the Aeropostale Classic...

Blue Devils hold Gonzaga to lowest point total in 25 years in rout

Nolan Smith scored 24 points, Jon Scheyer added 20 and No. 7 Duke held No. 15 Gonzaga to its lowest point total in 25 years in a 76-41 victory on Saturday in the Aeropostale Classic at Madison Square Garden.

Dec 19, 2009; New York, NY, USA; Duke Blue Devils guard Nolan Smith (2) drives to the basket against the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the first half...

Duke D carries the day against Zags

Defense will be Duke's calling card this season. It certainly was Saturday at Madison Square Garden. The Blue Devils smothered a cold-shooting Gonzaga and handed the Zags their worst loss in nearly 20 years.

Duke's Czyz plans to transfer

Olek Czyz is leaving Duke's basketball team.

Point guard crop is weak for 2010 draft

The 2009 NBA draft may go down as one of the greatest point guard drafts of all time. A whopping 12 point guards were picked in the first round, inclu...

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Shooting up the draft board

As the NBA stays on the lookout for shooters at the college level, there are some important distinctions between the two games that NBA personnel must...

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Scheyer scores 24 in first half for No. 7 Duke in dominating victory

Jon Scheyer scored 24 of his career-high 36 points in the first half to lead No. 7 Duke past Gardner-Webb 113-68 on Tuesday night.

Duke Crushes Gardner-Webb, 113-68

Scheyer's 36 help Duke stomp Gardner-Webb

NCAA tourney expansion talks back in the picture

NEW YORK -- The NCAA tournament selection committee exhausted the idea of expansion four years ago, coming to the conclusion that the NCAA tournament ...

Stock Watch: Turner's injury a very bad break

We're now one month into the college basketball season, the Thanksgiving holiday tournaments are over and every player has roughly seven or eight game...

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