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Duke basketball excels on both ends in dominant win at Stanford

January 18, 2026

Story byThe Fayetteville ObserverAnna Snyder, Fayetteville ObserverSun, January 18, 2026 at 2:30 AM UTC·3 min readDuke basketball entered its West Coast slate with questions on the defensive side of the ball. The No. 6 Blue Devils (17-1, 6-0 ACC) left with answers. Duke swept its two-game West Coast swing, taking down Cal 71-56 on Wednesday and capping it off with an 80-50 win over Stanford on Saturday night. The Blue Devils became the second team in the ACC to sweep its trip out west since Cal and Stanford joined the league in 2024, and first to do so this season. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPrior to Saturday night, Wake Forest was the lone ACC team to do so, with the Demon Deacons accomplishing the feat last season."That's a special thing that we're really proud of," head coach Jon Scheyer said postgame on the Blue Devils Sports Network.

Duke basketball excels on both ends in dominant win at Stanford

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For us, we're always trying to be different.
The best way to be different is when not a lot of teams come out here and do that."The Blue Devils held the Cardinal to 35.2% from the field, Duke's second game holding its opponent to 37% or less from the field, and forced 18 Stanford turnovers which resulted in 22 points."I thought it was maybe our best defensive game for 40 minutes," Scheyer said.
"Our guys, I thought they had an edge from the get-go.
There were no let ups."AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDuke held the ACC’s leading scorer, Ebuka Okorie, to nine points on 3-of-9 shooting with four turnovers, largely due to the defensive effort of Dame Sarr.

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