Duke, Georgia Tech Are Opposing Each Other In Quarterfinals Of Atlantic Coast Conference Thursday At Noon In Charlotte With Spot In Semifinals On The Line

Duke, Georgia Tech are opposing each other in quarterfinals of Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Thursday at noon in Charlotte in quarterfinals with spot in semifinals on the line.

To play winner of who?

North Carolina, Wake Forest!

When?

Friday night!

Duke, Georgia Tech opposed each once during 2024-2025 regular season on Saturday December 21, 2025 in Atlanta where Duke won 82-56 on Cooper Flagg’s 18th birthday

Cooper Flagg was born December 21, 2006!

On Saturday December 21, 2024 on Cooper Flagg’s 18th Birthday Cooper Flagg, Kon Kneuppel, Khamen Maluach , Tyrese Proctor helped extend winning streak to 6 games with 82-56 win at Georgia Tech.

As Cooper Flagg , Kon Knueppel , Khamon Maluach, Tyrese Proctor helped 5th ranked Duke extend winning streak to 6 games with 82-56 win on Cooper Flagg’s 18th birthday.

Cooper Flagg was 5-11 on field goals , 1-3 on 3 pointers , 2-4 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds , 2 assists , 13 points. Kon Knueppel was 7-11 on field goals , 4-8 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds , 5 assists , 1 steal , 1 block , 18 points. Tyrese Proctor was 4-7 on field goals , 1-4 on 3 pointers , 1-3 on free throws to go along with 2 rebounds , 2 assists , 1 steal, 10 points.

As a team Duke was 31-55 on field goals , 10-25 on 3 pointers , 10-15 on free throws for 56.4 % , 40% , 66.7 %

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Following Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, Khaman Maluach, Tyrese Proctor helping 5th ranked Duke extend winning streak to 6 games Saturday with 82-56 win at Georgia Tech on Cooper Flagg’s 18th birthday. Kon Knueppel had this to say about regaining confidence offensively!

You’ve just got to have the next-play mentality and be tough that way,”

So I tried to do that and have a bunch of fun.”

Following Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, Khaman Maluach, Tyrese Proctor helping 5th ranked Duke extend winning streak to 6 games Saturday with 82-56 win at Georgia Tech on Cooper Flagg’s 18th birthday Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say!

Collectively,”

I thought a lot of different guys stepped up, and it was a great effort. So proud of our team with the 20 assists, second highest we’ve had all year. Think our offense is coming along.”

According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article297166859.html

Meanwhile,

Georgia Tech lost to Duke 82-56 on Saturday December 21, 2025 in Atlanta where as a team Georgia Tech shot 36.2 % 35.3 % on 3 pointers , 80 percent on free throws. Two players scored in double figures in Baye Ndongo who was 6-11 on field goals , 1-2 on on 3 pointers , 1-1 on free throws to go along 1 rebound, 4 assists , 1 steal , 2 blocks, 14 points. Duncan Powell was 3-10 on field goals , 1-3 on 3 pointers , 6-7 on free throws to go along 5 rebounds , 2 steals , 13 points.

Following Georgia Tech’s 82-56 loss to Duke Head Coach Damon Stoudamire had this to say!

“We gave it a fight in the first half and did some good things to get back into the game. The good thing is we fought. In the second half, we didn’t do a lot of the same things starting with the fight. Yes, Duke will have you look that way and they are #5 in the country for a reason and they are a really good team with good players. Their complimentary guys are really stars in their roles to help the two freshmen excel. You don’t get that a lot of times with college teams. Really kudos to their staff for bringing it together that way,” Stoudamire said. “We got a little disconnected in the second half and the beginning of the second half was no different than Northwestern or Cincinnati or even Georgia. The first four minutes of the second half have not been kind. We didn’t pass the ball to each other in the second half and we got selfish on the floor.”A lot of times what happens is, the ball goes through the net and they were scoring. It changes the rhythm of the game and with both Baye and Duncan (Powell) they have to be more disciplined in those areas. With Baye especially, he has to have the attention to detail, it has to be better. He grabs balls with two hands instead of two or rebounds with one hand instead of two, he has to realize these little things are costing us as a team and selfishly they are costing him too,”

Duncan it is more of the seasoning and I like what he brings to us. He hasn’t had to play on a team since he has been in college where there is a game of this magnitude. The one thing I’m proud of him, he continues to work. He is an example and I sat him for a couple of games and he has come off the bench and played hard for us. I’m happy with the way he is playing and how hard he is playing for us,”

According to Kelly Quinlan  article https://georgiatech.rivals.com/news/duke-pulls-away-in-the-second-half-for-an-82-56-win-over-tech

Duke is tipping off the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament in semifinals while Georgia Tech has already tipped off the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament as they topped Virginia 66-60 on Wednesday in the 2nd round of the ACC Tournament and advanced where as a team Georgia Tech shot 45.1 % on field goals while shooting 22.2 % on 3 pointers where three players scored in double figures. Baye Ndongo was 6-8 on field goals, 4-4 on free throws to go along with 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, 16 points. Duncan Powell was 9-14 on field goals, 0-2 on 3 pointers, 3-4 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 21 points. Naithan George was 3-10 on field goals, 1-4 on 3 pointers 6-9 on free throws to go along 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 13 points

Following Georgia Tech advancing to quarterfinals Georgia Tech Head Coach Damon Stoudamire had this to say for his opening statement on his embrace with Virginia Head Coach Ron Sanchez on guarding Issac McKneely on Duncan Powell’s free throws in the first half on opposing Duke who is number 1!

You know, great second half by our guys. I thought we did a really good job in the first half defensively. But we didn't do a great job offensively. I thought in the second half, we spaced the floor, and we started to find some different things that we could get at on the offensive end, and I think that Nait started it. He was getting downhill, and then I think he helped everybody else. Playing in space is just so different than what we did in the first half, and sometimes you have to open the floor up, and to be honest with you, we quit calling a lot of plays, and we just played in space, and guys were just making good decisions.

When we're on our game offensively, we're tough to guard because we've got guys that can play in pockets, two on the ball and things of that nature, and then when we do switch, we do a good job of attacking close-outs and finding buy on the inside, so just really proud of our guys and things that they did.

You know, just I hope everything works out. I've known Ron a long time, and I've said this before when we played them last time. I actually knew Tony and I knew Ritchie McKay, so many people that I knew from that staff. I met Ritchie McKay a long time ago when he got his first job at Portland State. I've known Ron a long time and you're always pulling for people in the business. He's a good man. He's a good guy. Just kind of told him he did a great job, and he'll figure things out, and hopefully you're able to get the job."Well, I said it briefly, but I think the biggest key to the game for me is when we played them the last time, I started Duncan at the 3 because I didn't have enough perimeter bodies. So I took Souare out of the starting lineup and started Jaeden Mustaf, so it helped us stay connected, so I think that made a big difference.

The other thing is, I wanted to keep a lot of ball pressure on Rohde. He's really been playing well for Virginia, and you need ball pressure on him. He has great size, and you just can't let him play free like that. And Ames had been playing really well. And you know, it's funny because I'm a left-handed guard, and I don't get out there like I used to, obviously, but I try to tell them things that lefties like to do, and they did a good job on him tonight. Even with McKneely, he hit really tough shots. It's hard. But I thought that was big.Lastly, I'll say I thought Baye's presence and Duncan's presence at the 4 and the 5 helped us because they wore us out last game when we played them in Charlottesville. I thought that that was really the difference when we lost to them there, and then you look at the stat sheet now, Duncan and Baye to me were the difference this afternoon."It was big. It was really big. But to be honest with you, the offense I knew would pick up, but I was more concerned but happy all at the same time with the way we played defense because usually two months ago if shots wasn't going in, we wouldn't play D. But two months later, we did a great job defensively to keep ourselves in the game. They shot 29 percent for the half, so that was the only reason we were in the game because it definitely wasn't our offense, and I knew that I could pick up -- Duncan getting those free throws, I think it ignited us, and the first four minutes for me was so important, and I thought we established the tone, physicality on both ends of the floor, putting the ball on the ground offensively, and then on the defensive end, letting them feel us. When you're playing against teams that to me struggle to score, you've got to, I like to say, keep putting stress on the game, and I thought we did a great job of that."Well, I think that Duke is a team that obviously they're different. They're long. They're athletic. I look forward to the game, though, to be honest with you. At the end of the day, the one thing I do know going into this game is that we're playing our best basketball of the season. If we weren't, maybe I wouldn't feel the way I do, but I feel as confident as I've ever felt about this group of guys. It's going to be a task, but we'll go in there, and we can't fear them. We've got to do the things that we need to do. It's a challenge, but I think that we're all looking forward to that."

According to Jackson Caudell i.com/college/georgiatech/basketball/everything-from-damon-stoudamire-after-georgia-tech-s-victory-over-virginia-in-the-acc-tournament-01jp6441jhzv

Tip off is set for 12:00pm from Spectrum Center! Home of NBA’s Charlotte Hornets!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Dave OBrien, Cory Alexander, Angel Gray commentating!

Dave O’Brien, who has been in the industry since 1987, including 15 years at ESPN, will call play-by-play alongside former NFL Live studio analyst Hasselbeck and former NBA sideline reporter Katie George for ACC Network Primetime Football.

The Massachusetts native worked for ESPN from 2002-17, handling play-by-play for a variety of sports, including MLB, NBA, college basketball and soccer. He became the voice of the Red Sox on the Boston Red Sox Radio Network in 2007 and has been with NESN since 2016 as the primary play-by-play announcer for Red Sox telecasts.

Cory Alexander joined ESPN in 2009, working as college basketball analyst on ESPN and ACC Network.

Before joining ESPN, Alexander worked as an analyst for the University of Virginia radio network and was an ACC Network commentator for Raycom Sports. He launched the Cory Alexander Basketball School in August 1995 and he still operates it as the owner and president.

His last season in the NBA came with the Charlotte Bobcats in 2004-2005, and he previously played for the Orlando Magic and Denver Nuggets. His first three seasons were spent with the San Antonio Spurs after they drafted him 29th overall in the first round of the 1995 NBA Draft.

A 1995 graduate from the University of Virginia with a bachelor of science degree in psychology, Alexander is a native Waynesboro, Va. A four-year letterwinner, he ranks eighth in UVA history with 401 assists and 24th on their all-time scoring list with 1,286 points. Alexander earned second-team All-ACC honors and a gold medal at the FIBA U21 World Championship in 1993. Alexander was a McDonald’s All-American and Parade First Team All-American in 1991 at Oak Hill Academy (Va.).

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