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From the bubble to the battle for the top seeds, these schools are under pressure down the stretch.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — As hard as Duke fought, taking No. 8 Virginia into overtime, its turnover problems made it impossible to emerge with a win.

The debated play occurred on the Blue Devils’ final possession in regulation.

DURHAM, N.C. — The night before his first game against North Carolina, at least his first one as Duke’s head coach, Jon Scheyer participated in a familiar ritual. He met with the students — 3,000 of them, he said — inside Cameron Indoor Stadium, and delivered the de facto keynote…

The former Duke star was in attendance for the Blue Devils-Tar Heels game Saturday night.

DURHAM, N.C. — Duke’s hard-nosed defense, led by a freshman, and key late baskets by its most experienced player earned the Blue Devils a thrilling win over rival North Carolina on Saturday.

Take the over on points on Tobacco Road.

The Blue Devils coach made the claim Thursday, prompting a swift response from the ACC.

DURHAM, N.C. — In the aftermath, Jon Scheyer and Steve Forbes were in agreement on many things. That Duke’s guards were better. That Dereck Lively continues to impact games without scoring. That Wake Forest does things on offense to ask questions opposing defenses don’t want to answer.

DURHAM, N.C. — Duke’s offense, a slumbering part of the Blue Devils game earlier in January, gave it the edge to avenge an earlier loss on Tuesday night.

Duke expects to get Dariq Whitehead back onto the floor at some point this season — something that looked doubtful when he was helped from the court with a lower leg injury Monday night — but the Blue Devils will be without the 6-7 forward this weekend at Georgia Tech.