What Duke coach Jon Scheyer said after win vs Wofford
Following Duke basketball’s win against Wofford, head coach Jon Scheyer discussed the Blue Devils’ performance and Duke’s next game at Arizona.
The Duke Blue Devils men’s basketball team plays the Arizona Wildcats on Friday (10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2) at the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona.
It’ll be the first road game of the season for the 12th-ranked Blue Devils (3-1), who are facing a top-25 nonconference opponent in its home arena for the first time since 2019. The 17th-ranked Wildcats (2-1) have won 49 of their last 52 games at the McKale Center.
Arizona has a 6-4 record in the all-time series, including a 78-73 win last season at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham.
Duke vs Arizona prediction, preview
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, leads the Blue Devils in points (16.2), assists (9.5), assists (4), steals (2) and blocks (1.8) per game. Fellow freshman Kon Knueppel is averaging 14.8 points per game as Duke’s second-leading scorer and junior guard Tyrese Proctor (12.8 ppg) has knocked down 50% of his 3-pointers through four games.
Looking at Arizona, the Wildcats are paced by fifth-year guard Caleb Love, the reigning Pac-12 Player of the Year. Love, who played three seasons at North Carolina before transferring to Tucson, has averaged 16.8 points in eight games (5-3 record) against the Blue Devils.
But Jaden Bradley is Arizona’s leading scorer at 14.7 points per game as one of four Wildcats averaging double-digit points. Tennessee transfer Tobe Awaka has been Arizona’s top threat in the post, averaging 10.3 points and 12.3 rebounds per game.
Here’s everything you need to know about Duke vs. Arizona, including time, TV and streaming info and more.
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What channel is Duke vs Arizona on today?
TV Channel: ESPN2
Livestream: Fubo (free trial), ESPN+
Watch Duke vs Arizona on Fubo (free trial)
Duke vs. Arizona will be broadcast on ESPN2. Streaming options for the game include FUBO, which offers a free trial to new subscribers. David Shumate and John Roth will have the radio call on the Blue Devil Sports Network.
Duke vs Arizona start time
Date: Friday, Nov. 22
Start time: 10:30 p.m. ET
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The Duke vs. Arizona game starts at 10:30 p.m. ET from the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona.
Duke vs Arizona prediction, betting odds
Duke 78, Arizona 73: The Wildcats are 49-3 at home in the last three-plus seasons and haven’t lost multiple games at the McKale Center in a single season since 2021. But the lessons learned from its loss to Kentucky will serve Duke well in a tough environment and lead to a big-time win for the Blue Devils.
Game lines and odds from BetMGM will be posted as they become available.
Spread: Arizona -1.5
Over/under: 160.5
Moneyline: Duke -105, Arizona -115
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Duke basketball schedule
- Oct. 4 Countdown to Craziness
- Oct. 19 vs. Lincoln (Pa.) (Exhibition) (W, 107-56)
- Oct. 27 vs. Arizona State (Exhibition) (W, 103-47)
- Nov. 4 vs. Maine (W, 96-62)
- Nov. 8 vs. Army (W, 100-58)
- Nov. 12 vs. Kentucky (L, 77-72)
- Nov. 16 vs. Wofford (W, 86-35)
- Nov. 22 at Arizona
- Nov. 26 vs. Kansas (Las Vegas)
- Nov. 29 vs. Seattle
- Dec. 4 vs. Auburn (ACC/SEC Challenge)
- Dec. 8 at Louisville
- Dec. 10 vs. Incarnate Word
- Dec. 17 vs. George Mason
- Dec. 21 at Georgia Tech
- Dec. 31 vs. Virginia Tech
- Jan. 4 at SMU
- Jan. 7 vs. Pitt
- Jan. 11 vs. Notre Dame
- Jan. 14 vs. Miami
- Jan. 18 at Boston College
- Jan. 25 at Wake Forest
- Jan. 27 vs. N.C. State
- Feb. 1 vs. UNC
- Feb. 5 at Syracuse
- Feb. 8 at Clemson
- Feb. 12 vs. Cal
- Feb. 15 vs. Stanford
- Feb.17 at Virginia
- Feb. 22 vs. Illinois (New York)
- Feb. 25 at Miami
- March 1 vs. Florida State
- March 3 vs Wake Forest
- March 8 at UNC
- March 11-15 at ACC Tournament (Charlotte)
Rodd Baxley covers Duke, North Carolina and N.C. State for The Fayetteville Observer as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his ACC coverage on X/Twitter or Bluesky: @RoddBaxley. Got questions regarding those teams? Send them to rbaxley@fayobserver.com.
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