TIP OFF
- Fresh off a win Tuesday in the Champions Classic, No. 4 Duke welcomes Colorado State to Cameron Indoor Stadium Friday night for the Blue Devils' 2019-20 home opener.
- Duke is 38-1 in home openers under 40th-year head coach Mike Krzyzewski, winning all but a 76-75 double-overtime decision to Vanderbilt in 1981 -- Coach K's second season.
- The Blue Devils and Rams are meeting for the third time, with Duke winning the previous two matchups.
- Duke, Kansas and Gonzaga are the only programs to have won 25 or more games in each of the last 12 seasons.