Duke basketball extends remarkable streak, puts pressure on Kentucky

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Nine decades have passed since a Duke basketball squad fell shy of 10 wins.

Pick a Duke basketball low point this season. The discouraging Jan. 19 loss at Pitt. The demoralizing Feb. 1 loss at Miami. The depressing Feb. 9 loss at home to Notre Dame.

At any of those junctures, from a fan’s perspective, a 10-win season by the young bunch sure seemed to be in serious jeopardy.

Fast forward to the present day.

Riding a three-game win streak, including the 66-65 home defeat of the No. 7 Virginia Cavaliers (15-5, 11-3 ACC) on Saturday night, the Blue Devils (10-8, 8-6 ACC) have avoided going down in history as the group that snapped what is now the program’s…