Duke Begins The Regular Season With A Record Of 2-0 With Win Over Army West Point
Duke may have defeated Mike Krzyzewski’s alma mater on Sunday but the game wasn’t as easy as their regular season opener when they blew out Kentucky in the Champions Classic In Indianapolis.
The fourth-ranked Blue Devils pulled away to beat the Black Knights 94-72 on Sunday behind 27 points and 16 rebounds from Zion Williamson. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211780086
Playing five days after routing the second-ranked Wildcats in the Champions Classic , they shot 49 percent but couldn't shake the Black Knights until the final 10 minutes, finally pulling away with an 11-0 run keyed by 3-pointers from fellow freshmen RJ Barrett and Cameron Reddish. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211780086
"It's one thing for somebody to tell you that everybody's going to bring their best against you, that all their shots are going to feel like they're going in," Williamson said. "But I think until you truly experience it, I think you just have to go through it to fully understand." “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211780086
Reddish finished with 25 points and Barrett had 23 while Williamson added six blocked shots and four assists for the Blue Devils (2-0). “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211780086
Coach Mike Krzyzewski called it "a perfect game for us following Kentucky" and said his team's preparation wasn't as at a high enough level beforehand. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211780086
"That whole thing, the hangover of success and travel and then getting ready" for a game, Krzyzewski said. "The only way you do it is to do it. And our guys don't feel good about themselves right now. And that's good. Although they turned it around in the second half, they were in a position to lose the game and they responded, and they responded really well."“according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211780086
Matt Wilson scored 15 points and Tommy Funk added 12 for Army (1-1), and Funk hit back-to-back 3s to pull the Black Knights to 67-61 with just over 12 minutes left. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211780086
Reddish hit a driving layup, and he and Barrett each hit 3s on consecutive possessions to push the lead into double figures for good. Reddish added another 3 to stretch the lead to 78-61 with just over 9 minutes left, and the Blue Devils eventually went up by 20 on Williamson's stickback with less than 4 minutes to play. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211780086
Duke will return to the court on Wednesday night when they host Eastern Michigan.
Tip-off is set for 7:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game will be televised on the Regional Sports Network. “according to http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4200&SPID=1845&SPSID=22726