With a big matchup ahead for No. 2 Duke against a punchy Wake Forest squad, the Blue Zone is here with an overview, key stat, X-Factor and three keys to a Blue Devil victory against the Demon Deacons.

Duke suffered a drubbing at the hands of Tobacco Road rivals North Carolina on Friday in Cameron Indoor Stadium, falling 40-3. The Blue Devils suffered nine defeats in the ten matches, including two pins,

Wake Forest plays the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils after Cameron Hildreth scored 20 points in Wake Forest's 67-66 win over the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Power forward from Atlanta, rated No. 6 nationally by ESPN, picked UNC over Kentucky as Tar Heels add to class of 2025.

As for Cameron Boozer's twin brother, teammate, and fellow Blue Devil pickup, five-star guard Cayden Boozer tumbled four spots to No. 24 overall in the 247Sports update. Meanwhile, Bellaire High School (Texas) five-star forward and Duke signee Shelton Henderson climbed from No. 15 to No. 14 overall.

The cold weather moves into central North Carolina on Monday followed by possible snow on Tuesday. The North Carolina mountains will see snow Sunday along with very cold temps.

In three years with Duke, guard Jaylen Blakes didn't accomplish all that much against North Carolina. Blakes played in five minutes over two games against the Tar Heels and failed to score a single point.

Scheyer and his cohorts have extended offers to two other 2026 five-stars thus far in St. John Bosco High School (Calif.) guard Brandon McCoy Jr. and Compass Prep (Ariz.) forward Miikka Muurinen.

At the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass., over the weekend, the 18-year-old consistent stock-riser fueled Highland's 61-57 win over No. 1-ranked Prolific Prep (Calif.). Ament totaled 22 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, two steals, one block, and only one turnover across his 32 minutes on the floor.

Duke basketball has the nation's longest winning streak and is winning ACC games by an average of 23 points. Here's the Blue Devils' toughest opponent.

North Carolina basketball and Kentucky have dueled each other on the recruiting trail many times, and Caleb Wilson is the latest example of that. This time, the Tar Heels won the sweepstakes for the top-10 recruit’s services.