WATCH: Fayetteville Observer breaks down Duke basketball’s Texas win
The Fayetteville Observer’s Anna Snyder breaks down Duke basketball’s season-opening win vs Texas as part of the Dick Vitale Invitational.
Duke basketball opens play at Cameron Indoor Stadium for the 2025-26 season by hosting Western Carolina on Saturday, Nov. 8.
The No. 5 Blue Devils’ game vs. the Catamounts will air on the CW Network at 1:30 p.m. ET from inside Cameron Indoor Stadium. It will be the fourth all-time meeting between the two programs and the first since the 1996-97 season. Duke has won all three meetings, which were played in Durham.
Duke (1-0) is coming off a 75-60 season-opening win over Texas as part of the Dick Vitale Invitational. The Blue Devils were led by a career-high 23 points from Isaiah Evans and a double-double of 15 points and 13 boards from freshman Cameron Boozer, with all of his points coming in the second half. Western Carolina (0-1) lost 94-63 at Cincinnati to open its 2025-26 campaign.
Here is everything you need to know about Duke basketball vs. Western Carolina, including time, TV and streaming info and more.
What channel is Duke vs Western Carolina on today?
TV Channel: The CW
Stream: Fubo
The Duke vs. Western Carolina game will air on the CW and can be streamed on Fubo, which offers a free trial.
Duke vs Western Carolina start time
Date: Saturday, Nov. 8
Start time: 1:30 p.m. ET
The Duke vs. Western Carolina game gets underway at 1:30 p.m. inside Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
Duke basketball 2025-26 schedule
- Oct. 3: Countdown to Craziness
- Oct. 21: 96-71 win vs. UCF (Brotherhood Run Exhibition)
- Oct. 26: 83-76 win at Tennessee (Exhibition)
- Nov. 4: 75-60 win vs. Texas (Dick Vitale Invitational in Charlotte)
- Nov. 8: vs. Western Carolina
- Nov. 11: at Army West Point
- Nov. 14: vs. Indiana State
- Nov. 18: vs. Kansas (State Farm Championship Classic at Madison Square Garden)
- Nov. 21: vs. Niagara (Brotherhood Run)
- Nov. 23: vs. Howard (Brotherhood Run)
- Nov. 27: vs. Arkansas (CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic)
- Dec. 2: vs. Florida (ACC/SEC Challenge)
- Dec. 6: at Michigan State
- Dec. 16: vs. Lipscomb
- Dec. 20: vs. Texas Tech (Madison Square Garden)
- Dec. 31: vs. Georgia Tech
- Jan. 3: at Florida State
- Jan. 6: at Louisville
- Jan. 10: vs SMU
- Jan. 14: at California
- Jan. 17: at Stanford
- Jan. 24: vs. Wake Forest
- Jan. 26: vs. Louisville
- Jan. 31: at Virginia Tech
- Feb. 3: vs. Boston College
- Feb. 7: at North Carolina
- Feb. 10: at Pittsburgh
- Feb. 14: vs. Clemson
- Feb. 16: vs. Syracuse
- Feb. 21: vs. Michigan (Duel in the District, Washington D.C.)
- Feb. 24: at Notre Dame
- Feb. 28: vs. Virginia
- March 2: at NC State
- March 7: vs. North Carolina
- March 10-14: ACC Tournament (Charlotte)
Anna Snyder covers Duke for The Fayetteville Observer as part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at asnyder@usatodayco.com or follow her @annaesnydr on X, formerly known as Twitter.
