NCAAB Game Preview - Virginia at Duke
Sat Jan 27, 2018 2:00 PM EST

UVA
65
Duke
63
F
TAMU
68
Kansas
79
F
KY
83
WVU
76
F
Cin
62
Mem
48
F
NCSU
95
UNC
91
F(OT)
Utah
73
Ariz
74
F
Okla
73
Bama
80
F
TxTch
70
SouthCar
63
F
USF
73
Gonz
82
F
Portl
55
StMar
72
F
LSU
70
Aub
95
F
Baylor
60
Fla
81
F
Colora
66
AzSt
80
F
Tenn
68
IaSt
45
F
Duques
58
URI
61
F
Akr
106
Ball
111
F(2OT)
FaDi
89
Bry
78
F
Fairf
70
Quin
75
F
YSU
67
WIGB
85
F
Maine
74
UMBC
86
F
Amer
69
Colg
83
F
Clev
47
WIMil
70
F
Elon
83
Tows
76
F
NE
67
Drex
68
F
Campbl
64
Winth
75
F
ChaSo
84
Radf
81
F(OT)
Miss
72
Tex
85
F
UGA
51
KSU
56
F
Drake
73
Evans
77
F
KennSt
81
USC-Up
80
F
NIU
72
W MI
79
F
VCU
84
GMas
76
F
UMass
69
Ford
82
F
Lafy
74
HolyC
85
F
TxSt
50
GASt
54
F
StJon
45
Butl
70
F
NOrl
68
InWor
58
F
W IL
69
NDSU
80
F
JMU
59
Charl
66
F
Troy
69
UL
81
F
Longw
57
GWebb
60
F
FAU
63
Rice
62
F
UTRGV
87
ChiSt
81
F
USA
74
ULM
83
F
ArkLR
62
CoCar
72
F
ArkSt
93
App
88
F
E MI
58
Mia-O
48
F
Citad
76
Mercer
74
F
WCU
66
Furm
100
F
StFNY
72
MtStM
86
F
Maris
78
Monm
91
F
Army
68
LoyMD
79
F
IUPUI
62
IL-C
71
F
Colum
81
Corn
82
F
Sac
71
PorSt
61
F
S UT
66
MTSt
69
F
UNH
57
Bingha
52
F
Lib
81
Presb
66
F
USD
89
LoyMa
82
F
TCU
78
Vand
81
F
Dayt
65
StLou
75
F
Lipsco
86
NJIT
79
F(OT)
NFla
73
Stetsn
65
F
Syr
60
Pitt
55
F
Rut
43
PSU
60
F
Mia-FL
94
FSU
103
F(OT)
How
85
MD-ES
75
F
NCC
64
NCAT
70
F
SCSt
65
Copp
73
F
Savan
106
DelSt
86
F
CenCT
89
LIU
94
F(OT)
HiPt
77
UNCA
84
F
Kent
84
CenMI
76
F
CenAR
95
NWSt
78
F
(N/A)
74
ORU
105
F
GrCan
56
UtVal
68
F
VMI
70
Chat
69
F
Hartfo
77
UMassL
70
F
TexAr
59
GaSo
74
F
Wyo
90
SJSU
86
F(OT)
N CO
65
E WA
67
F
IPFW
76
SDSt
78
F
McNee
80
Lamar
86
F
JackSt
67
MsVl
72
F
SDak
68
Denv
84
F
Harv
86
Brown
77
F
SCla
73
Pepp
59
F
SIU
79
MOSt
77
F
FIU
67
N TX
69
F(OT)
OkSt
65
Ark
66
F
SIU-E
72
Belm
83
F
PVAM
86
ASU
80
F
FlaAM
75
Hamp
71
F
Alc
48
South
61
F
BethC
70
Norf
71
F
SHSU
66
SFA
82
F
ETSU
75
Woff
62
F
Iona
78
Manh
65
F
Navy
77
Leh
75
F
Niag
105
Canis
89
F
Dart
64
Yale
74
F
W&M
84
UNCW
81
F
Hof
64
Del
59
F
Albany
57
Stony
50
F
UtSt
65
Fres
62
F
Marsh
74
W Ky
85
F
UTEP
50
MTSU
81
F
USM
66
LaTec
89
F
JU
62
FlGlf
68
F
BGSU
75
Toled
101
F
StJos
56
Penn
67
F
ODU
88
UNCC
66
F
TXSo
58
AlaAM
56
F
SeLA
67
Nich
63
F
NMSt
73
UMKC
48
F
UNCG
98
Samf
82
F
MorSt
76
APSU
92
F
UCSB
76
UCRiv
69
F
CAPoly
56
UCDav
80
F
OrSt
57
Oreg
66
F
UTSA
82
UAB
70
F
Iowa
84
Nebras
98
F
GTown
77
Crei
85
F
VaTec
80
ND
75
F
Wake
77
Lou
96
F
SEMO
60
JSU
78
F
E KY
73
Murr
88
F
Mizzu
62
MissSt
74
F
HCU
69
TXAMC
79
F(OT)
E IL
47
TNSt
50
F
NoAZ
64
Mont
82
F
Web
77
IdaSt
70
F
ColSt
65
NM
80
F
Pacif
65
BYU
80
F
TN-M
55
TNTec
63
F
Gram
69
ArkPB
68
F
LongB
70
CSNor
66
F
UND
71
Ida
96
F
SDSU
78
UNLV
88
F
Bois
70
AF
64
F
Valpa
65
IlSt
76
F
Stan
73
UCLA
89
F
CS-Ful
69
HI
66
F
Stingy No. 2 Virginia visits potent No. 4 Duke
Fri Jan 26, 2018 7:33 PM

at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

"There's no looking behind and no looking ahead," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "You have to stay in the now."

That has arrived in terms of this showdown. The contrasts, aside from the high rankings and spiffy records, couldn't be more obvious.

Virginia (19-1, 8-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) ranks tops in the country in defense, allowing 51.6 points per game. The Cavaliers' last three opponents have been held to fewer than 50 points.

Virginia won 61-36 on Tuesday night at home against No. 18 Clemson, marking the fewest points ever allowed by the Cavaliers against a ranked opponent.

"The season is going to get tougher as we go on the road more," Virginia coach Tony Bennett said. "The competition is good. League play is so tough."

Duke (18-2, 6-2) is averaging 91.7 points. The Blue Devils have scored 80 or more points in 16 consecutive games, tying for fifth among all-time ACC stretches of that production level.

"It's scary to see what we can be when we get out and play like that and connect and play our game," Duke freshman forward Marvin Bagley III said.

This marks the 15th time two top-five teams are meeting at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke is 11-3 in the first 14 such encounters.

"They have very talented guys," Duke guard Grayson Allen said. "Like always, a very, very good defensive team so we're going to have to be very sharp attacking them. It's going to be a great game in Cameron."

Virginia holds a two-game lead on second-place Duke in the ACC standings, and this is the only regular-season meeting between the teams. The Cavaliers are 8-0 in the ACC for the first time since a 12-0 start in 1980-81.

This game marks the midway point of the league schedule.

"To be successful, I don't think it's easy because there's a lot of parity," Bennett said. "You embrace the challenge and its next game. You don't get (distracted) by the past, you look at the next challenge."

Average outings from the combination of Duke's Wendell Carter Jr. and Bagley would reach production by some entire teams against Virginia. Bagley leads the ACC with averages of 21.6 points and 11.5 rebounds. Carter is coming off consecutive outings of 20-plus points.

Duke has four players averaging more than 14 points. Virginia's top scorer is guard Kyle Guy at 15.2 points per game -- the same average for Allen.

For Virginia, this marks the third road game in a four-game stretch. Bennett said he told his players these are good tests.

"I know a lot about you guys, but I'm going to find out more," he said.

This is the 33rd time in ACC history that two conference members rated in the top four face off. The last time came three years ago between these teams, when then-No. 4 Duke won at Charlottesville, Va.

Team Record Comparison

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