The Blue Devils went 4-15 in those games, and that record was attributed to then-assistant Pete Gaudet.
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Duke won on Tuesday night at Georgia Tech, and by most Duke teams’ standards, that’s exactly what it should do.
Given the combination of what was available to take and how the team played, I think you could make a good case this was the worst loss of the season. He was evaluated at Duke Hospital Monday night and remained there under observation Tuesday. In the first half, the Yellow Jackets shot 58 percent from the field. The Yellow Jackets were only 7 of 11, compared to 13 of 18 for the Blue Devils….
The Blue Devils did just fine without their Hall of Fame leader. “It was really not Georgia Tech basketball”.
Despite only shooting 2 of 19 from beyond the arc the Yellow Jackets didn’t give up without a fight, making a late run, but could never get within more than seven points.
Duke trailed at the half by 4, but used a strong second half to earn the victory against Georgia Tech.
Team doctors took Krzyzewski’s blood pressure, and it was high enough that he was advised to go to the Duke University Hospital, where he remained overnight. And it will be that way Tuesday night, as injured forward Amile Jefferson is still not ready to return. Each of their previous four ACC road games was decided by at least 10 points. The Irish are 6-0 against Duke since joining the ACC….
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Azura Stevens finished with 14 points and Lambert had 10 for the Blue Devils, who had a four-game winning streak snapped and were denied their first win over a top-3 opponent since they beat No. 3 Ohio State in 2009. The league-leading Hoosiers struggled early on, missing eight straight shots and falling behind 10-2, but they were almost flawless in the final minutes of the half. After this week, the Blue Devils enter the toughest two-week stretch of their schedule, playing a home-and-home with Louisville, hosting Virginia and traveling to North Carolina. Georgia Tech shot 11 percent from behind the 3-point line.
