Duke at Georgia Tech: Gameday Open Thread

Duke plays its second straight ACC road contest and third out of four conference games when the Blue Devils head to Georgia Tech on Wednesday night.

Duke is 13-1, 3-0 in the ACC and riding a seven-game winning streak. The Blue Devils have also won their last 12 over the Yellow Jackets, who are 7-7 this year, 2-2 ACC and coming off a road win at North Carolina.

Duke beat Boston College by 39 and Miami by 33, the first time the Blue Devils have beaten back-to-back ACC foes by 30-plus since 2002.

The Blue Devils, often criticized for playing high-profile games on neutral sites, instead of “true road games,” are 3-0 on the road this year, tied with South Carolina for the best road record among Power Five conference teams and fifth-best in the nation.

Road records

Wright State 5-0

San Diego State 4-0

DePaul 4-0

Gonzaga 4-0

Duke 3-0

South Carolina 3-0

No Power Five team has more road wins than Duke’s three, and only Georgia Tech, Miami, USC and South Carolina can match the Blue Devils. (Expanding the major conferences to include the Big East and AAC would add Houston, SMU and Temple to the list.)

Duke will be without Wendell Moore Jr., who broke a bone in his right hand in Saturday’s win at Miami. He’s out indefinitely and wasn’t scheduled to make the trip to Atlanta.

Georgia Tech has won three of its last five since point guard Jose Alvarado returned from an ankle injury.

We spoke to our sister site at Georgia Tech Maven to get a scouting report on the Yellow Jackets.

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Tipoff is set for 9:00pm, and you can catch the game on the ACC Network.

Your officials got tonight’s game; Bill Covington Jr, Michael Roberts and high Steppin’ Jeffrey Anderson

Joey Baker gets another chance to show he’s beaten “starters disease”. He’s in the lineup with Tre Jones, Vernon Carey, Cassius Stanley, Matthew Hurt

Tech comes out with plenty of emotion in front of a sold out crowd. Up 9-6 at first break. Getting good looks at the rim inside

Tech penetrating and scoring in the lane—a weakness for Duke all year. Back to back hoops make it 14-6.

Duke down 12-4 on points in paint. Can’t slow Alvarado and the other guards on the drive. At under 12, it’s 14-11

Banks picks up his second foul. That’s a problem because he & Wright are putting on a clinic right now inside

Duke shooting its way back in. 4 of 6 from 3, takes a 26-22 lead at the under 8

Seems like Duke has far more than 4 turnovers. Seems like Tech has far more than 6 offensive rebounds

Duke has turned up the pressure D. Tech gets a timeout just under 4 with Blue Devils up 34-22.

I was wondering when Coach K would add this wrinkle. After using Carey in the post all season, he’s let him line up on the wing, facing the basket, where he played in high school. He was a dangerous enough offensive player before

Ill advised three attempt by Hurt in the final minute, but O.Connell erases the mistake with a steal and dunk. Duke up 9 with 28 seconds to go

Jones with a tip in at the buzzer. Duke hits the break up 40-29

Balanced scoring for Duke. Carey: 9, Hurt: 8, O’Connell: 7, Stanley & Jones: 6

Duke turned things around in the paint. Now up 26-18

Tech with a 9-2 run coming out of the break forcing a time out. Lead is down to 42-38 for Duke.

Some sloppy play. Both teams exchange turnovers (or steals, depending on your point of view), then Hurt hits a three, forcing a GT time out. Duke lead back to 48-40.

Three straight threes by Georgia Tech put Duke on top 51-50 as we go to the under 12.

The paint is not a place for the feint of heart tonight. Plenty of contact, not many calls. Teams exchange dunks (two by Stanley, one by Banks), then outside shots, Duke pulls ahead 58-57 with 6:40 left on a Jack White three.

Stanley with another dunk to put Duke on top. Banks picks up his fourth foul on the next possession. Game tied at 61 with 5:20 left.

Shot clock violation for Duke. We have a monitor review, perhaps on time remaining. Duke up 68-64, 1:15 left

DeLaurier with a block on one end, two FT on the other. 70-64 Duke with 55 seconds left. After Tech's eighth straight miss, Goldwire misses two FT. Tech with another miss. 30 seconds left, Duke still up 6.

Jones hits 1 of 2. Duke just 9 of 19 from the line tonight. Up 71-64, 17 left.

And that will do it. Duke wins 73-64 to go 4-0 in the ACC. Tech gave the Blue Devils a scare, but the Jackets missed their last 11 shots as Duke pulled away.

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