The team played its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

After Kyrie Irving suffered a toe injury in December and missed 26 games, he made his return against Hampton.

Bringing the game down to the final seconds, it was Duke who prevailed behind Nolan Smith's 24 and beat Michigan 73–71 moving them on to the Sweet Sixteen in Anaheim.

Arizona was only kept within range by a stellar performance by Wildcats forward Derrick Williams, who scored 25 of his 32 points in the first half.

In the second half, Williams' teammates came alive as Arizona went on a 19–2 run from which Duke was unable to recover.