In recent years, the Cassell Coliseum has been a house of horrors for the Duke Blue Devils.
Duke last won in Blacksburg in the 2014-15 season, in which the Blue Devils won the National Championship, and still needed overtime to do it.
Since then it has been three straight losses for Duke in that very building, with the exception being the 2015-16 season when Duke did not travel to Blacksburg.
The Blue Devils and the Hokies met three times last season, Duke getting the advantage over Virginia Tech, winning in the regular season in Cameron Indoor Stadium and in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.