Jalen Johnson, DJ Steward Lead The Way As Duke Opens Their Season With A Win Over Coppin State

The freshman duo of Jalen Johnson and DJ Steward led the way for ninth ranked Duke in their season opener

When?

Saturday!

Where?

Durham North Carolina!

Over who?

Coppin State!

How?

Freshman Jalen Johnson had 19 points, 19 rebounds and four blocks to help No. 9 Duke beat Coppin State 81-71 in Saturday's delayed season opener for both teams.”according to an article on goduke.com

The 6-foot-9 Johnson made all eight of his shots from the field, including a 3-pointer, and both of his free throws while also tallying five assists. Fellow rookie DJ Steward scored 24 points for the Blue Devils, including a key 3-pointer with 2:02 left that helped keep Duke in control during an unexpectedly tight finish.according to an article on goduke.com

For the game Duke shot 53 % and committed twenty two turnovers! according to an article on goduke.com

While Coppin State opened their season with a loss to ninth Duke!

Why?

Coppin State outscored #9 Duke University 43-36 in the second half of the Eagles season opener; but it was not enough to make up for the first half. The Eagles fell to #9 Duke 71-81. Redshirt seniors DeJuan Clayton (Bowie, MD) and Anthony Tarke (Gaithersburg, MD) led the Eagles by scoring 22 points each. “according to an article on coppinstatesports.com

Duke is going to now going to prepare to host Michigan State who is ranked thirteenth in the preseason AP Top 25 poll!

When?

Tuesday night in Durham!

Tipoff is set for 7:30pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN!