Duke basketball vs UCF live updates, start time, TV channel for Brotherhood Run exhibition
Duke basketball plays its first of a pair of exhibition games on Tuesday night when it hosts UCF and coach Johnny Dawkins as part of the Brotherhood Run.
The Blue Devils and fourth-year head coach Jon Scheyer host former Duke All-American Dawkins and the Knights for the first time at Cameron Indoor Stadium. It marks the second meeting between the two programs after No. 1-seeded Duke took down UCF 77-76 in the second round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament.
Duke returns six members from its Final Four team in 2025-26 while bringing in the nation’s top-rated recruiting class for the second-straight season and two transfer portal additions. The Blue Devils are a preseason favorite to repeat as ACC champions.
Duke closes out exhibition play on Sunday, Oct. 26, at Tennessee before officially opening its season on Tuesday, Nov. 4, vs. Texas at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte.
The Fayetteville Observer is bringing you live updates from Duke vs. UCF with scores and highlights from the game. Check it out.
Duke basketball score vs UCF: Highlights, live updates
In addition to live updates and highlights, there is a live scoreboard at the bottom of this section.
UCF took its first lead at the 3:23 mark of the first half, up 34-32 following a Jamichael Stillwell jumpshot. The Knights have made four of their last five field goals while Duke’s last field goal came at the 5:09 mark.
The Knights have made five of their last seven field goal attempts to make the score 26-20 with Duke leading at the 7:07 mark of the first half.
The Blue Devils are up 17-9 at a media timeout at the 11:22 mark of the first half. Duke is shooting 33% from the floor, with 13 of its 15 shot attempts coming from 3. Isaiah Evans is leading Duke with six points and Nik Khamenia leading with four rebounds.
The Blue Devils are up 12-4 at the first timeout. Duke is shooting 50% (3-of-6) from trey with Isaiah Evans making two of those and Darren Harris the other.
Cayden Boozer checked in for Caleb Foster and Darren Harris for Isaiah Evans at the 16:41 mark of the first half with Duke up 9-4.
Boozer got Duke on the board with a dunk followed point a made and-one free throw.
Who made Duke basketball’s starting 5?
Caleb Foster, Isaiah Evans, Nikolas Khamenia, Cameron Boozer and Pat Ngongba II are the starting 5 for the Blue Devils.
Dame Sarr, Maliq Brown ruled out
Maliq Brown (knee) and Dame Sarr (oblique) are out and will not play against UCF, per a university release.
What channel is Duke vs UCF on today?
TV Channel: ACC Network Extra
Stream: Fubo
The Duke vs. UCF exhibition game as part of the Brotherhood Run will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra and can be streamed on Fubo, which offers a free trial.
Duke vs UCF start time
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 21
Start time: 7 p.m. ET
The Duke vs UCF exhibition game as part of the 2025 Brotherhood Run starts at 7 p.m. ET at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
Duke basketball 2025-26 schedule
- Oct. 3 Countdown to Craziness
- Oct. 21 vs. UCF (Brotherhood Run Exhibition)
- Oct. 26 vs. Tennessee (Exhibition)
- Nov. 4 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 at ACC Tournament (Charlotte)
Anna Snyder covers Duke for The Fayetteville Observer as part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at asnyder@gannett.com or follow her @annaesnydr on X, formerly known as Twitter.
