Duke Routes Princeton To Finish Homestand

Duke returned to the court to take on Princeton to closeout their five game homestand and as Duke has done often this season they got off to a slow start.

- RJ Barrett continued his rookie-season scoring rush, finishing with 27 points to help second-ranked Duke beat Princeton 101-50 on Tuesday night. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211784172&DB_OEM_ID=4200

Fellow freshman Zion Williamson had 17 points and 10 rebounds in the Blue Devils' first game in more than a week due to an exam break. Duke (10-1) got off to a cold start and didn't take its first lead until more than 14 minutes in, but eventually got rolling and handed the Tigers their most lopsided loss in program history. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211784172&DB_OEM_ID=4200

Duke scored on 10 of 11 possessions to close the first half, then on four straight out of the break to take a 48-28 lead. The Blue Devils shot 64 percent after halftime as the game turned into a rout. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211784172&DB_OEM_ID=4200

Myles Stephens had 19 points for Princeton (5-5), which scored the game's first eight points and led 18-16 before Duke put together an 11-0 run to take over. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211784172&DB_OEM_ID=4200

Second ranked Duke will return to the court on Thursday at Madison Square Garden where they will take on twelfth ranked Texas Tech.

Tip-off is set for 7:00pm. The game will be televised on ESPN2.