Duke Vs. Michigan Cancelled; Blue Devils to Face Texas Tech Instead

WHO:

CBS Sports - Duke University, University of Michigan, Texas Tech University, Jon Scheyer (Duke coach), Dusty May (former Florida Atlantic coach), Grant McCasland (Texas Tech coach), Mike Boynton (Michigan coach).

RealGM Basketball - Duke University, University of Michigan, Texas Tech University, Jon Scheyer, Dusty May, Grant McCasland, Mike Boynton.

WHAT:

CBS Sports - The Duke-Michigan basketball game has been canceled.

CBS Sports - Duke will instead face Texas Tech on December 21 at Madison Square Garden.

RealGM Basketball - The Duke-Michigan game was originally scheduled for Madison Square Garden but was moved to LoanDepot Park before being canceled.

RealGM Basketball - Duke's game against Texas Tech will be a rematch of last year's game, which Texas Tech won 82-81.

WHERE:

CBS Sports - The game was initially planned to be held at Madison Square Garden in New York City and later attempted to be relocated to LoanDepot Park in Miami.

RealGM Basketball - The game was originally slated for Madison Square Garden and later attempted to be moved to LoanDepot Park.

WHEN:

CBS Sports - The Duke-Michigan game was scheduled for December 21.

RealGM Basketball - The Duke-Michigan game was announced in late April.

WHY:

CBS Sports - The cancellation was due to complications with broadcast rights and disputes with television partners.

RealGM Basketball - Broadcast rights complications persisted even after the proposed move to LoanDepot Park.

HOW:

CBS Sports - Duke negotiated a new three-game TV deal with Amazon Prime Video, which included the Duke-Texas Tech game.

RealGM Basketball - Duke coordinated with the ACC and ESPN on future scheduling commitments to facilitate these neutral-site matchups.

In a significant development, the highly anticipated basketball game between Duke University and the University of Michigan has been canceled due to complications with broadcast rights and disputes with television partners. Instead, Duke will face Texas Tech University on December 21 at Madison Square Garden, marking a rematch of last year's thrilling game that Texas Tech won by a narrow margin of 82 to 81. This change comes after the Duke-Michigan game was initially scheduled for Madison Square Garden and later attempted to be relocated to LoanDepot Park in Miami before ultimately being scrapped.