24 hours after defeating Penn.St , Duke faced #21 Rhode Island. The Rams defeated Cincinnati last night to move on to the championship game. Duke defeated the Rams today 75-65 and claimed the Naismith Hall of Fame classic trophy.
Duke had many good performers today, but none better than Luke Kennard. Luke scored 24 points and shot just above 70%. He is averaging over 18 points per game this season and has been one of Dukes best performers.
Honorable Mention goes to Amile Jefferson. He recorded his second straight double-double and his 10th career double-double. He scored 17 points and had 15 rebounds.