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Wondering just how much North Carolina's loss to Kentucky this weekend, or Duke's win over St.

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In what promises to be a competitive non- conference clash between two teams firmly entrenched in the annals of major college basketball history, the undefeated St.

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It took 11 years, but Duke's long run of success in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge ended Wednesday night at the hands of a disciplined Wisconsin team that solved the Blue Devils' no-longer impregnable defense.

Duke made up for its worst shooting performances in a victory in nearly 60 years with another exemplary night on defense.

Duke's Jon Scheyer and Wake Forest's C.J. Harris have captured the weekly basketball awards from the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Kyle Singler did not perform up to his lofty standards on the offensive end Friday night against No.

The most undeniable evidence of the athleticism gap between UConn and Duke came seven minutes and 11 seconds into Friday's NIT Season Tip-Off final at Madison Square Garden.

Singler has 6 points and we still stomp UConn?? Show me someone who predicted that scenario.

The UConn -Duke rivalry resumes tonight at Madison Square Garden , nearly six years since its last act, which was yet another classic matchup that has helped make this a unique rivalry since UConn came to national prominence during the Dream Season of 1989-90. The Huskies and Blue Devils have met eight times.

For a few fleeting moments in its 81-55 victory over Louisiana State on Wednesday night, Connecticut looked as if it had not skipped a beat since the Final Four.

No. 1 Kansas 89, Oakland 59 - Xavier Henry and Marcus Morris scored 19 points apiece for the Jayhawks in Lawrence, Kan.

It couldna t get any more big-time than this. The worlda s most famous city, the worlda s most famous basketball arena and college basketballa s premier program as the opponent.

The Blue Devils of Durham and the Tar Heels of Chapel Hill were named co-favorites to win the ACC during the preseason.

Nolan Smith scored 24 points in his return to Duke 's lineup, and ninth-ranked Duke routed Charlotte, 101-59, last night in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off in Durham, N.C. Jon Scheyer added 20 points and Kyle Singler had 17 for the Blue Devils, who never trailed, hit 12 three-pointers and shot 52.9 percent.

Despite that, the ninth-ranked Blue Devils probably won't take Radford lightly when the teams meet at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday.

No. 8 Duke rode Nolan Smith's 24 points and Jon Scheyer's 20-point performance Tuesday to a 101-59 shellacking of Charlotte.

Duke's Nolan Smith grabs a rebound between Charlotte's Phil Jones, left, and Derrio Green, right, during the second half of the second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, in Durham, North Carolina.

Monday, November 16, 2009 at 11:48 p.m. Read more: College , NCAA Basketball CCU Sports Release DURHAM, N.C. a ' The Coastal Carolina University mena TMs basketball team started out strong in both halves, but the Chanticleers shot just 28.6 percent from the field and had an over-seven minute scoring drought in the first half in a 74-49 loss to #9/8 ...