The 2022-23 Duke Blue Devils confronted the unimaginable job of assembly the long-held expectations constructed over time below the legendary head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Whereas a younger Duke group had its justifiable share of success this season led by Coach Ok’s successor John Scheyer, they in the end fell flat within the second spherical of the NCAA Event Saturday in opposition to the Tennessee Volunteers.
In a grinding, bodily sport, the Vols held the Blue Devils to solely 52 factors in a 13-point win. In response to ESPN Stats and Information, Duke tied a program file for futility in an NCAA Event sport, equaling the 1980 group for the bottom output, albeit in a victory, over Pennsylvania.
