Stout defense trumped efficient offense in the first women’s basketball game between Duke and UNC this season. Both the Blue Devils and Tar Heels are ranked in the top 20 in the most recent AP Top 25 poll.

Blue Devils are on track to become the first Duke basketball squad since 1950 to allow fewer than 60 points per game.

It's simple, the Duke Blue Devils have been one of the best college basketball teams this season. While the ACC might not hold the same depth or regard as other conferences this season, the Blue Devils dominated conference and non-conference opponents alike thus far.

At this point in the 1998-99 season, Duke basketball had won nine straight in a eventual 32-game winning streak that didn't end until the loss to UConn in the NCAA Tournament title bout. Those Blue Devils,