# 1965–66 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1965–66 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1965–66 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Vic Bubas and the team finished the season with an overall record of 26–4.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| December 1, 1965* | No. 3 | Virginia Tech | W 112–79 | 1–0 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| December 4, 1965 | No. 3 | Clemson | W 83–68 | 2–0 (1–0) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 6, 1965 | No. 6 | No. 10 South Carolina | L 71–73 | 2–1 (1–1) | Carolina Fieldhouse Columbia, SC |
| December 10, 1965* | No. 6 | No. 1 UCLA | W 82–66 | 3–1 (1–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 11, 1965* | No. 6 | No. 1 UCLA | W 94–75 | 4–1 (1–1) | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| December 14, 1965* | No. 1 | Furman | W 102–67 | 5–1 (1–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 18, 1965 | No. 1 | Virginia | W 75–72 | 6–1 (2–1) | University Hall Charlottesville, VA |
| December 21, 1965* | No. 1 | No. 3 Michigan | W 100–93 $^{OT}$ | 7–1 (2–1) | Cobo Arena Detroit, MI |
| December 31, 1965* | No. 1 | Notre Dame | W 95–73 | 8–1 (2–1) | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| January 1, 1966 | No. 1 | Wake Forest | W 92–76 | 9–1 (3–1) | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| January 3, 1966* | No. 1 | Penn State | W 83–58 | 10–1 (3–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 8, 1966 | No. 1 | North Carolina Rivalry | W 88–77 | 11–1 (4–1) | Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 11, 1966 | No. 1 | Clemson | W 87–85 | 12–1 (5–1) | Clemson Field House Clemson, SC |
| January 13, 1966 | No. 1 | Maryland | W 76–61 | 13–1 (6–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 15, 1966 | No. 1 | Wake Forest | W 101–81 | 14–1 (7–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 29, 1966 | No. 1 | NC State | W 84–77 | 15–1 (8–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 7, 1966* | No. 1 | West Virginia | L 90–94 | 15–2 (8–1) | Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV |
| February 10, 1966 | No. 2 | NC State | W 78–74 | 16–2 (9–1) | Raleigh Memorial Auditorium Raleigh, NC |
| February 12, 1966 | No. 2 | Virginia | W 81–55 | 17–2 (10–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 14, 1966 | No. 2 | South Carolina | W 41–38 | 18–2 (11–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 19, 1966 | No. 2 | Maryland | W 74–69 | 19–2 (12–1) | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| February 22, 1966 | No. 2 | Wake Forest | L 98–99 $^{OT}$ | 19–3 (12–2) | Winston-Salem Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 26, 1966 | No. 2 | North Carolina Rivalry | W 77–63 | 20–3 (13–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| March 3, 1966 | (1) No. 3 | Wake Forest Quarterfinals | W 103–73 | 21–3 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| March 4, 1966 | (1) No. 3 | North Carolina Semifinals/Rivalry | W 21–20 | 22–3 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| March 5, 1966 | (1) No. 3 | NC State Championship | W 71–66 | 23–3 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 11, 1966* | No. 2 | vs. No. 10 Saint Joseph's Regional semifinal | W 76–74 | 24–3 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| March 12, 1966* | No. 2 | vs. Syracuse Elite Eight | W 91–81 | 25–3 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| March 18, 1966* | No. 2 | vs. No. 1 Kentucky National semifinal | L 79–83 | 25–4 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| March 19, 1966* | No. 2 | vs. Utah Consolation | W 79–77 | 26–4 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern time. ||||||