Top Ranked Duke Suffers Their First Loss Of The Season To Stephen F. Austin

It’s likely that Duke’s Atlantic Coast Conference foe Louisville who is ranked second in the country in this weeks AP Top 25 poll will be number one when the new poll comes out on Monday because of Duke’s first loss of the season on their homecourt in Durham on Tuesday night to Stephen F. Austin who is a member of the Southland Conference in overtime.

Duke had the ball in the closing seconds of overtime, but Tre Jones missed a jumper with about 15 seconds left and Wendell Moore rebounded it. Hounded by the Lumberjacks' high-pressure defense, Hurt threw the ball away in a scramble with about 3 seconds left and it went to Bain — who went the length of the floor for a buzzer-beating layup.
Tre Jones had 17 points and 12 assists — but also had eight turnovers against a high-pressure Stephen F. Austin defense that is the nation's best at generating takeaways. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/26/mens-basketball-duke-falls-short-to-stephen-f-austin-in-ot.aspx

Vernon Carey had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Blue Devils (6-1), who had 22 turnovers and were just 11 of 24 from the free-throw line in the second half. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/26/mens-basketball-duke-falls-short-to-stephen-f-austin-in-ot.aspx

There were two ties and a lead change in the final minute of regulation, with Kensmil tying it at 81 with his layup with 19 seconds remaining. That left Duke with the last shot before OT, but after Jones missed a turnaround jumper with about 4 seconds left, the rebound was batted around to Stanley, whose jumper off the glass went off the rim at the buzzer. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/26/mens-basketball-duke-falls-short-to-stephen-f-austin-in-ot.aspx

While Duke suffered their first loss of the season Stephen F. Austin meanwhile rebounded from their latest defeat on the road against Rutgers.

 Nathan Bain hit a buzzer-beating shot as time expired to lead the SFA men's basketball team over the No. 1 ranked Duke Blue Devils 85-83 on the road Tuesday. “according to https://sfajacks.com/news/2019/11/26/mens-basketball-bains-buzzer-beater-leads-sfa-past-no-1-duke-85-83.aspx

SFA's overall record moved to 5-1 after the victory. “according to https://sfajacks.com/news/2019/11/26/mens-basketball-bains-buzzer-beater-leads-sfa-past-no-1-duke-85-83.aspx

The Lumberjacks had four players score in double figures, led by Kevon Harris, who had 26 points, four assists and three steals. Cameron Johnson tacked on 16 points and two steals off of the bench and Gavin Kensmil helped out with 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals.”according to https://sfajacks.com/news/2019/11/26/mens-basketball-bains-buzzer-beater-leads-sfa-past-no-1-duke-85-83.aspx

SFA shared the ball well in Tuesday's game, racking up 17 assists on 36 made field goals. Kensmil totaled four assists to lead the 'Jacks and John Comeaux also added four assists of his own.”according to https://sfajacks.com/news/2019/11/26/mens-basketball-bains-buzzer-beater-leads-sfa-past-no-1-duke-85-83.aspx

SFA forced 22 Duke turnovers while committing 14 themselves in Tuesday's game. The 'Jacks turned those takeaways into 22 points on the offensive end of the floor. Bain led the way individually with three steals.”according to https://sfajacks.com/news/2019/11/26/mens-basketball-bains-buzzer-beater-leads-sfa-past-no-1-duke-85-83.aspx

Duke will look to rebound from their first loss of the season when they closeout their two game homestand on Friday night when they host Winthrop.