Virginia faces its toughest test of the season: on the road against the fourth-ranked Blue Devils, a team Virginia hasn’t been able to beat on the road since a 2OT win back in 1995.
Duke, at 18-2 overall and 6-2 in the ACC, probably needs this win more than Virginia does. The Blue Devils are already two games back of the perfect 8-0 Hoos, and a loss to Virginia would make it that much tougher for Duke to get the 1-seed in the ACC Tournament, if that matters. That said, a loss won’t have much of a material effect on either team, given that it’s still January with over an entire month of basketball left to play.