Prior to the Duke basketball team's 82-75 victory over the No. 24-ranked SMU Mustangs on Saturday afternoon, the No. 6 Blue Devils had played only two home game

Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer wasn't happy after his team struggled to hold off SMU on Saturday. Duke's defense is struggling lately.

The Blue Devils are 4-0 to start ACC play, coming off back-to-back ranked wins over No. 18/20 Louisville (84-73) and No. 25/24 SMU (82-75). Duke stormed back against the Cardinals, outscoring them 46-26 in the second half to claim victory, while it outlasted the Mustangs who made a late threat at the lead.

Duke basketball will be without center Ifeanyi Ufochukwu for the rest of the 2025-26 season after he sustained a non-contact knee injury in practice.

Duke’s Maliq Brown (6) steals the ball from SMU’s B.J. Edwards (0) during the second half of Duke’s 82-75 victory over SMU at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. Ethan Hyman [email protected]

Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer was impressed with the play of Florida State, after the Seminoles came so close to defeating his team.

Duke basketball is 4-0 to open conference play with a win over SMU at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Here are the highlights.

Arizona is still hot on Michigan's heels for the No. 1 spot, though. The second-ranked Wildcats boast one of the best résumés in basketball thanks to strong non-conference wins against No. 22 Florida -- the reigning national champions -- as well as No. 4 UConn and No. 15 Alabama. They make their debut in conference play Jan. 3 against Utah .