Overview
- Tipoff is 11:00 p.m. ET at Haas Pavilion, with coverage on ACC Network and streaming on DIRECTV and fuboTV.
- Duke enters 15-1 (4-0 ACC) after beating No. 20 Louisville 84-73 and No. 24 SMU 82-75, fueled by Isaiah Evans’ back-to-back 20-point games and strong outings from Cameron Boozer.
- Freshman Cameron Boozer leads Duke at 22.9 points and 9.5 rebounds per game, with Evans averaging 14.4 points.
- Cal is 13-4 (1-3 ACC) following losses at Virginia (84-60) and Virginia Tech (78-75), and coach Mark Madsen cited 13 turnovers as a key issue.
- This marks Duke’s first visit to Berkeley as an ACC opponent; the Blue Devils have won three straight in the series to lead 3-2, with Cal’s 1993 NCAA upset the rivalry’s standout memory.