Post Game quotes and notes from Duke’s victory against Georgia State
Post Game: Blue Devils Escape Georgia State’s Upset Bid 74-63 behind a 34 Point Career High for Tre Jones
It was a game of regression for Duke in a lot ways Friday night. The Blue Devils struggled mightily against the Georgia State Panthers but eventually pulled away for a 74-63 win. Duke turned the ball over consistently in the first half to the tune of 10 for 7 points by the Panthers. Duke also shot awfully from the free … Read More
Quotes, Notes & Stats from Last Night’s Game – Duke vs Central Arkansas
A couple of important things of note from the Central Arkansas matchup was Dukes improved shooting from the outside. In their first two games the Blue Devils shot around 26% from beyond the arc they were able to knock down a lot better average against the Bears at 50%. The Blue Devils also improved their free throw shooting. The first … Read More
Post Game: Duke Crushes Central Arkansas 105-54; Matthew Hurt w/ 19; Vernon Carey with 17 & 10 Rebounds
Not much of a surprise that the Blue Devils had a fairly easy time against the Central Arkansas Bears. The Blue Devils overwhelmed the Bears 105 to 54. On the strength of 19 points each from Matthew Hurt. Duke used a steady diet of pressure in the first half to turn the Bears over 15 times, 11 of which were … Read More
Post Game & Quick Thoughts: Duke Blows Out Colorado State 89 – 55; Stanley Scores 19; Jones with 8 Assists
After a sluggish start the Blue Devils used a 13-5 first half scoring run to push the halftime lead to 42 – 26 and a quick second half run of 16 to 4 to put the game out of reach of the Colorado State Rams. In their highest scoring output so far the Devils took the game 89 to 55. … Read More
Top 5 Plays from Duke vs Kansas in the Champions Classic per @DukeMBB
A lot to build upon from last night. Hopefully the defense continues to improve and the offense comes around. Here are the top 5 plays from @DukeMBB. From Cassius taking flight, Tre’s dimes and Hurts 3 point dagger. Top plays from the Champions Classic 🍿🚀✊🤩🔒 pic.twitter.com/76f7JMt3oj — Duke Basketball (@DukeMBB) November 6, 2019
Post Game: Duke Inches Past Kansas 68-66; Jones w/ 15 points, 7 Assists; Stanley scores 13 in Debut
With a little help from 28 turnovers from the Jayhawks and some good defensive pressure the Blue Devils were able to outlast the Kansas Jayhawks 68-66. It wasn’t a thing of beauty for either team, while for Kansas it was turnovers for the Blue Devils it was shooting. The Blue Devils came into the season with questions about shooting and … Read More
Post Game: Blue Devils Crush the Wildcats 126 – 57; Joey Baker Goes 6-8 from 3; 22 points
The Blue Devils weren’t looking necessarily for stiff competition against the Fort Valley State University Wildcats but a feel-good outing was needed to cleanse the pallet after the disappointment of how they finished against Northwest Missouri State. There would be no real game pressure on the young Devils as was expected, considering FVSU was holding open tryouts just 3 weeks … Read More
Post Game: Blue Devils Squeak by Northwest Missouri State 69-63
In their first action of the season the Blue Devils took on the challenge of the Division II National Champion Northwest Missouri State. The Bearcats gave the Blue Devils a good test and a good evaluation of where they are and where they need to be. Not a conventional team, the Bearcats were a very impressive team from beyond the … Read More
Quotes from Countdown to Craziness
A little more on Countdown to Craziness Coach K Quotes October 18, 2019 – Countdown to Craziness HEAD COACH MIKE KRZYZEWSKI Opening Statement “Tonight was great. First of all, thank you to our fans, what a great show, what a great night. It was a beautiful day. We got here early this morning, there were hundreds of students here already … Read More