2018-2019 Basketball

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@redseat occasionally and a roaming Duke fan here and there. I'm here for you.

Though I'll admit I haven't been around much lately and probably won't be

 

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Last 4 games, RJ Barrett’s stats have been:

21 points, 7 assists
32 points, 3 rebounds
23 points, 16 rebounds, 9 assists
30 points, 5 rebounds.


No ACC player or rookie of the week honors during that stretch. Most underrated player in the conference.

 

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Five observations from Duke men's basketball's first half against St. John's

 

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Game Day!

 

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• The Cavaliers are 1-4 all-time during College GameDay.

• Duke has a two-game winning streak at John Paul Jones Arena.

• Three of the last four meetings have been decided by two points or less.

First meeting

• RJ Barrett scored 30 points and Zion Williamson added 27 as then-No. 1 Duke defeated then-No. 4 Virginia 72-70 on Jan. 19 at Cameron Indoor Stadium

• De'Andre Hunter led Virginia with 18 points and Ty Jerome and Kyle Guy each added 14 points.

• UVA shot 52.8 percent, but was 3 of 17 from 3-point range.

• Duke shot 51 percent, including 63.2 percent in the second stanza.

• Duke out-rebounded UVA 32-30 and each team had eight turnovers.

 

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Duke has won five of the last six in the series with UVA, including three straight in Charlottesville.

 

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"He texted me today that he might be here," Krzyzewski said of James' surprise showing. "He's welcome to come around any time."
Strong flex!

 

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Louisville Turnovers: 8 in the first 31:54, then 9 in the last 8:06 including 8 straight steals by Duke.

8:06 steal by Goldwire
6:13 steal by Goldwire
5:54 steal by Tre
5:43 steal by Zion
5:20 steal by Zion
3:47 steal by RJ
3:09 steal by Zion
2:06 steal by Tre
1:16 out of bounds

 

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TDD Podcast: Road Warriors

 

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