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Observer Sports Staff | Friday, February 14, 2020
The Notre Dame men’s basketball team is set to travel to Durham, North Carolina, to take on the No. 7-ranked Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Irish (15-9, 6-7 ACC) are coming off of a 50-49 loss to Virginia in Charlottesville where the Irish could only muster two points in the overtime period
Hayden Adams | Wednesday, April 17, 2019
It’s no secret that college basketball is in the one-and-done era, pioneered by current Kentucky head coach John Calipari (henceforth addressed as “Coach Cal”) and since adopted by some of the most prominent basketball powerhouses. It’s also no secret that the one-and-done era comes with its casualties, the most obvious of which is the widely-accepted
Grant DelVecchio | Tuesday, January 29, 2019
In the 33rd matchup overall between the two storied programs, the No. 2 Blue Devils cruised to an 83-61 victory over the Irish at Purcell Pavilion. With the loss, Notre Dame dropped to 11-10 (1-7 ACC) while Duke improved its overall record to 18-2 (7-1 ACC); the two teams now sit at opposite ends of the
Marek Mazurek | Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Now that North Carolina’s victory in the NCAA tournament has had a while to settle in, the time feels right to examine one of the more important takeaways from the madness. During the Final Four games themselves, a lot of the media’s attention focused on North Carolina’s drive to avenge its loss to Villanova in
Zach Klonsinski | Wednesday, April 8, 2015
To be honest, I’m still trying to process everything that happened at the Final Four this weekend. And I’m not talking about wins and losses. In reality, the games were the side show at times, especially Saturday night. It started off innocently enough as eventual national champion Duke trounced Michigan State. Mike Krzyzewski and Tom
Zach Klonsinski | Thursday, January 29, 2015
Just when it appeared No. 4 Duke was ready to run away with the game, senior guard Jerian Grant and No. 8 Notre Dame pulled off yet another comeback to win 77-73 in front of a raucous, sold-out Purcell Pavilion last night. With just over a minute remaining in regulation and Notre Dame (20-2, 8-1 ACC)
Zach Klonsinski | Tuesday, January 27, 2015
While “1K” has already been secured, No. 8 Notre Dame still has a chance to make history tonight at 7:30 p.m. when it welcomes No. 4 Duke to Purcell Pavilion. The Blue Devils (17-2, 4-2 ACC) mounted a comeback late in the second half Sunday against St. John’s, 77-68, to earn coach Mike Krzyzewski his 1,000th win