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Tyrese Proctor has joined the scoring parade as No. 9 Duke keeps unveiling sources of high-powered offense. The sophomore guard scored a career-high 22 and the Blue Devils had several big second-half runs to bury La Salle in a 95-66 win Tuesday night. “My shots started falling early,” Proctor said.

After a week when Virginia honored the memory of three players slain a year ago, and in which he made a quick trip to Louisville to see running back Perris Jones in the hospital after spinal surgery, coach Tony Elliott said his team did it right. The ceremonies were Monday and Monday night, and “we’re right back to work on Tuesday morning,” Elliott said. Anthony Colandrea threw three touchdown passes and Virginia burned more than 5 minutes off the clock with a long, late d...

Line: Duke by 3 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The Blue Devils are among eight ACC teams that have clinched bowl eligibility, including four with 6-4 records, and can only enhance their postseason destination prospects by continuing to win. Virginia has won five straight at home against Duke but hasn't beaten an ACC foe at home since Georgia Tech on Oct. 23, 2021.

For the second straight year, Drake Maye pushed No. 24 North Carolina with just enough in the clutch to beat rival Duke. Maye pushed the Tar Heels to one final lead before UNC stopped Duke's 2-point conversion attempt to tie the game in the second overtime, sending the No. 24 Tar Heels to a 47-45 win against the rival Blue Devils in a thriller Saturday night.

Line: North Carolina by 14 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Duke says UNC leads 64-41-4, UNC says its lead is 63-40-1. It's the latest renewal of a longtime instate rivalry between charter ACC members.

After spending his first two seasons at Lake Norman Christian, Mooresville High’s Jalen Chambers expects to be a key piece for the Blue Devils’ boys’ basketball team.

Second-ranked Duke was already up big when Kyle Filipowski saw a teammate rip down an offensive rebound, immediately cut into the paint for the feed and flushed a two-handed dunk. “It was a little blow-a-kiss-to-the-fans for the start of a new college hoops season,” Filipowski said. The preseason Associated Press All-American opened the season with a flurry, scoring 25 points to lead the Blue Devils past Dartmouth 92-54 on Monday night to start Year 2 under Jon Scheyer.

Duke had the right response after trailing for large chunks of Thursday night’s game. Todd Pelino kicked a 26-yard field goal on the game’s final play and the Blue Devils, despite using a third-string quarterback, beat Wake Forest 24-21. “Hopefully this will put to bed all the talk about whether this team will respond,” Duke coach Mike Elko said.

Coming to Merced College to play basketball has changed the life of sophomore Tyreon Payne.

Line: Duke by 12 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The Blue Devils are coming off two straight losses that have cost Duke the AP Top 25 ranking it had held since early September. As for the Demon Deacons, they fell behind big by halftime in a home loss to No. 4 Florida State after earning a comeback win against Pittsburgh.