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Singler has 6 points and we still stomp UConn?? Show me someone who predicted that scenario.

The UConn -Duke rivalry resumes tonight at Madison Square Garden , nearly six years since its last act, which was yet another classic matchup that has helped make this a unique rivalry since UConn came to national prominence during the Dream Season of 1989-90. The Huskies and Blue Devils have met eight times.

For a few fleeting moments in its 81-55 victory over Louisiana State on Wednesday night, Connecticut looked as if it had not skipped a beat since the Final Four.

No. 1 Kansas 89, Oakland 59 - Xavier Henry and Marcus Morris scored 19 points apiece for the Jayhawks in Lawrence, Kan.

It couldna t get any more big-time than this. The worlda s most famous city, the worlda s most famous basketball arena and college basketballa s premier program as the opponent.

The Blue Devils of Durham and the Tar Heels of Chapel Hill were named co-favorites to win the ACC during the preseason.

Nolan Smith scored 24 points in his return to Duke 's lineup, and ninth-ranked Duke routed Charlotte, 101-59, last night in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off in Durham, N.C. Jon Scheyer added 20 points and Kyle Singler had 17 for the Blue Devils, who never trailed, hit 12 three-pointers and shot 52.9 percent.

Despite that, the ninth-ranked Blue Devils probably won't take Radford lightly when the teams meet at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday.

No. 8 Duke rode Nolan Smith's 24 points and Jon Scheyer's 20-point performance Tuesday to a 101-59 shellacking of Charlotte.

Duke's Nolan Smith grabs a rebound between Charlotte's Phil Jones, left, and Derrio Green, right, during the second half of the second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, in Durham, North Carolina.

Monday, November 16, 2009 at 11:48 p.m. Read more: College , NCAA Basketball CCU Sports Release DURHAM, N.C. a ' The Coastal Carolina University mena TMs basketball team started out strong in both halves, but the Chanticleers shot just 28.6 percent from the field and had an over-seven minute scoring drought in the first half in a 74-49 loss to #9/8 ...

The second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off pits the Charlotte 49ers against the ninth-ranked Duke Blue Devils, one of the host teams of this event.

Kyle Singler had 23 points and 11 rebounds as No. 9 Duke beat Coastal Carolina, 74-49, last night in Durham, N.C., in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Freshman Andre Dawkins had 13 points, and Jon Scheyer and Miles Plumlee added 10 apiece for the Blue Devils .

The ninth-ranked Duke Blue Devils will play host to the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers as part of the NIT Season Tip-Off tonight in Durham.

Duke definitely will be bigger in 2009-10. Coach Mike Krzyzewski said the Blue Devils will be better, too.

Duke opened it's 2009-10 college basketball season with a 96-62 win over UNC-Greensboro Friday night.

The Duke Blue Devils open up their basketball season as the ninth-ranked team in the land, as they welcome the UNC- Greensboro Spartans to Durham for a showdown at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Duke's Mike Krzyzewski stands first in ACC history with 833 career wins in 34 seasons ... named ACC Coach of the Year five times, Krzyzewski also has more wins than any other coach in Duke history with 760 wins in 29 seasons ... has coached the Blue Devils to ACC titles in eight of the past 11 years and 11 times overall - the second-best total in ...

Clemson - Surprise, surprise: North Carolina and Duke are projected to battle each other for the another Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball title.

The Men's Basketball Enhancement Group wants the NCAA to shorten the rigors of the basketball season by eliminating a regular-season game.