As 4th Ranked Duke Is Hosting Notre Dame Saturday At Noon In Durham Duke Is Looking To Extend Winning Streak To 10 Games

4th ranked Duke has won 9 games in a row!

As 4th ranked Duke is hosting Notre Dame Saturday in Durham Duke is looking to extending winning streak to 10 games.

Where?

On the hardwood!

Duke comes into the game with record of 13-2 overall 5-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is first in the Atlantic Coast Conference because they’ve won 9 games in a row including their game against Pittsburgh Tuesday night 76-47 when Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer returned to sideline following being sickIn Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer’s return to sideline Tuesday night following being sick 4th ranked Duke extended winning streak to 9 games with 76-47 win over Pittsburgh in Durham defensively Duke held Pittsburgh to 31% on field goals , 30% on 3 pointers and one player scored in double figures in Cameron Corhen who was 5-11 on field goals , 1-3 on free throws to go along with 7 rebounds , 2 assists , 2 steals, 11 points. As a team offensively Duke shot 50% on field goals 55% on 3 pointers 72.2% on free throws all 5 starters scored in double figures. Khaman Maluach was 4-5 on field goals 0-1 on 3 pointers , 3-4 on free throws to go along with 8 rebounds, 1 block , 11 points. Cooper Flagg was 7-11 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers 4-6 on free throws to go along with 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal , 1 block , 19 points . A couple of those 19 points came when he dunked on Pittsburgh’s Jorge Diaz Graham! Kon Knueppel was 5-12 on field goals , 4-7 on 3 pointers , 3-4 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds, 1 assists , 17 points. Tyrese Proctor was 4-8 on field goals , 3-4 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds, 4 assists , 13 points. Sion James was 4-10 on field goals , 2-2 on 3 pointers to go along 7 rebounds, 4 assists , 2 blocks, 10 points.

According to ESPN App

Following Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer ‘s return to the sideline following being sick following 4th ranked Duke extending winning streak to 9 games with 76-47 win over Pittsburgh Tuesday in Durham Cooper Flagg who was was 7-11 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers 4-6 on free throws to go along with 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal , 1 block , 19 points had this to say about coming in contact with Cameron Corhen who was posting him up!

I’m not gonna ever go against my instinct,”So when he started trying to post me up, I felt like I’m not just gonna sit behind him because I have three fouls. I gotta make the play. Trust my instincts. That’s just what happened.”

Following Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer ‘s return to the sideline following being sick following 4th ranked Duke extending winning streak to 9 games with 76-47 win over Pittsburgh Tuesday in Durham Cooper Flagg’s freshman teammate Kon Knueppel who was 5-12 on field goals , 4-7 on 3 pointers , 3-4 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds, 1 assists , 17 points had this to say about his teammate Cooper Flagg dunking on Guillermo Diaz Graham!

You see that Cooper every once in a while,”and we want to see more.”

Following Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer ‘s return to the sideline following being sick following 4th ranked Duke extending winning streak to 9 games with 76-47 win over Pittsburgh Tuesday in Durham Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer compared Cooper Flagg to former Duke player current NBA player who plays for New Orleans in Zion Williamson by saying Look, it reminded me of, like, aZion kind of play,”That’s what it reminded me of, because of how it sparked Cameron.” had this to say about Cooper Flagg! He does get angry,“but he’s loose at the same time. He loves being in the moment, being in the arena, but he’s got an edge to him now. Like, it can go quick. And I think we saw that tonight.”

He doesn’t hunt numbers,”He just puts up numbers because the game comes to him. He plays the game the right way. So I think we need to make sure we’re talking about him that way, because he’s proven it to me. He’s got to continue to prove it. But for me, when we step on the floor, we have the best player in the country, and that’s that’s a big deal.”

According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article298019603.html

Notre Dame comes into the game with 4th ranked Duke with record of 7-8 overall 1-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is fifteenth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they’ve lost three straight games including their game at Duke’s tobacco foe, opponent NC State Wednesday night when they narrowly lost to 66-65 in North Carolina’s state capital.

As Notre Dame narrowly lost to NC State all 5 starters scored in double figures!

Kebba NJie was 5-8 on field goals to go along with 11 rebounds , 1 assists , 2 blocks , 10 points . Tae Davis was 5-10 on field goals 0-1 on 3 pointers , 4-5 on free throws to go along with 7 rebounds , 6 assists , 14 points . Markus Burton was 5-15 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers , 3-4 on free throws to go along with 4 assists , 15 points. Braeden Shrewsberry was 5-12 on field goals , 3-10 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 2 assists , 2 steals , 13 points. Matt Allocco was 3-5 on field goals , 3-4 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along with 7 rebounds , 1 steal , 11 points.

According to espn app

There was no postgame press conference with Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry’s following 66-65 loss to NC State in North Carolina’s state capital!

According to Bill Bilinski’s article https://notredame.rivals.com/news/heartbreak-reenactment-as-notre-dame-mbb-falls-late-at-nc-state

Tip off is set for 12:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Jess Sims commentating!

Jay Bilas is a prep All-American from Los Angeles, California, the 6-7 Bilas was a four-year starter at Duke under Mike Krzyzewski from 1982-1986. As an undersized center, Bilas scored 1,062 points, grabbed 692 rebounds, and helped lead Duke to the No. 1 ranking, the 1986 ACC Championship and the 1986 NCAA Championship Game. Bilas’ 1986 Duke team set the NCAA record for the most wins in a single season with 37.

While a player at Duke, Bilas was appointed to the NCAA’s Long-Range Planning Committee, and served from 1984 through 1986. He appeared on CBS’s Face the Nation in 1985 to discuss academics and athletics and was a panelist, along with Howard Cosell, John Underwood, and Dr. Harry Edwards, on the prestigious 1986 National Sports Forum.

Drafted by the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, Bilas played professional basketball overseas, ranking among the leagues’ top scorers in Italy during the 1987 and 1988 seasons, and then in Spain for part of the 1989 season before returning to Duke in 1990 to serve as an assistant coach on Krzyzewski’s staff, while also earning his law degree from Duke Law School. While Bilas was an assistant coach under Krzyzewski, the Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Championship Gem three times, winning back-to-back National Championships in 1991 and 1992.

According to https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/bilas_jay/