Top Ranked Duke Improves To 10-0 As They Beat South Dakota

Duke who has been on the road for their  last four games finally returned  to Durham to host South Dakota who is a member of the Summit League. "according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/233/south-dakota-coyotes while also coming out with a win.

Grayson Allen scored 15 of his 25 points in an 8-minute opening blitz and No. 1 Duke beat South Dakota 96-80 on Saturday. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211688173&DB_OEM_ID=4200

Freshman Marvin Bagley III added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Blue Devils (10-0). Duke shot 62 percent to lead 56-30 by halftime, th en maintained a comfortable margin the rest of the way. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211688173&DB_OEM_ID=4200

Allen made 6 of 7 shots with three 3-pointers in the early flurry that had him single-handedly outscoring the Coyotes midway through the opening half. And Bagley posted his eighth double-double of the season to tie Minnesota's Jordan Murphy for the national lead. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211688173&DB_OEM_ID=4200

Duke got a boost from sophomore Javin DeLaurier, who scored a career-high 13 points to go with nine rebounds. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211688173&DB_OEM_ID=4200

Tyler Hagedorn and Nick Fuller each scored 16 points for the Coyotes (7-3), who shot 50 percent after halftime and outscored Duke in the second half while playing from far behind.""according tohttp://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211688173&DB_OEM_ID=4200

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South Dakota: The Coyotes entered the game ranked 23rd nationally by holding opponents to 37 percent shooting, but slowing Duke on its famously hostile home court was asking a lot. The Coyotes fell to 0-6 against ranked opponents in their Division I era since 2008, though this was the first matchup against No. 1 for a Summit League program that had never played a team ranked higher than seventh in that time before Saturday. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211688173&DB_OEM_ID=4200

Duke: The Blue Devils largely did what they were supposed to in their first home game in nearly two weeks. Duke had played four straight games away from Cameron Indoor Stadium, first with three games in the PK80 Invitational in Portland, Oregon, followed by Wednesday's visit to Indiana in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. That win capped an opening month that saw Duke travel roughly 8,500 round-trip miles that included a win against Michigan State in the Champions Classic in Chicago on Nov. 14. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211688173&DB_OEM_ID=4200

Duke will return to action Tuesday night when they welcome Saint Francis Of Pennsylvania to Cameron Tuesday night.

Tip-off is set for 9:00pm. The game will be televised on ESPNU. "according to http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4200&SPID=1845&SPSID=22726