Following Duke’s 81-67 loss to North Carolina on Saturday night, a reporter asked Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski about his team’s confidence.

The Blue Devils have lost two of their last three games to close out the regular season.

“We’re 27-4,” Krzyzewski said in a defensive but somewhat humorous tone. “I would think we’re fairly confident. Does it look like we’re not confident?”

“Some games,” the reporter replied.

“Some games?” Krzyzewski said. “The 27? When we were not ranked No. 1?

“We’re a confident team. Just because you miss shots, it’s not about confidence. Sometimes you miss shots. If you’re not confident, you don’t take the shots. Confidence is not our problem. We’re OK.”

The Blue Devils have struggled beyond the arc to close the season. Preseason player of the year candidate Kyle Singler has made just six of his last 33 3-point attempts. In the recent losses to Virginia Tech and North Carolina, Singler was a combined 1-for-12 from 3-point range.