Duke out of AP men’s Top 25 poll; Oklahoma stays No. 1

Associate head coach Jeff Capel took over the team for Krzyzewski.

Down by eight, Duke’s defensive play looked energetic and spirited while pulling down missed shots from the irish.

Georgia Tech was to face Duke Tuesday night without legendary Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski.

Many people are loving the fact that Duke basketball is a little off right now, but I don’t think there’s ever been a time, especially on the men’s side in the Coach K era, that it’s a good idea to count Duke out of anything.

As Allen sat, Notre Dame struggled to get anything going on offense, hitting just three of their 17 shots in the quarter, or contain Duke’s efforts.

Notre Dame extended its current win streak to 14, still undefeated in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play, and ended Duke’s recent four-game ascent. Following the game, which Duke lost 82-72, Krzyzewski returned to Durham and was taken to Duke Hospital for observation. The Blue Devils extended their winning streak against Georgia Tech to nine, last losing to the Yellow Jackets in 2010….

Both teams shot only 2-of-12 during the first four minutes of play before the ball started dropping through the hoop. Twenty of the team’s first 26 points came in the paint, with redshirt senior Nick Jacobs depositing six of his first seven field goal attempts. The Blue Devils fell out that season in mid-February, returned briefly and then tumbled out once again when they lost to VCU in the opening round of the 2007 NCAA tournament.

The Yellow Jackets are coming off a solid outing, albeit a 60-57 loss, to the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome.

In eight ACC games, the Jackets have 113 second-chance points on 104 offensive rebounds. It was the Friars’ first road loss of the season. The other No. 1 teams this season were all there for two weeks: North Carolina, Kentucky and Kansas.

The Blue Devils were 15-6 heading into Tuesday.

Georgia Tech is led by senior Marcus Georges-Hunt, who is averaging 15.

No. 14 West Virginia 81, No. 13 Iowa State 76: Jaysean Paige scored 23 points, including a crucial 3 with 1:05 left, and the No. 14 Mountaineers (18-4, 7-2) got their league-leading fourth Big 12 road win over No. 13 Iowa State (16-6, 5-4).