Top Ranked Duke Shakes Off Slow Start To Beat Furman
Duke came into the game against Furman haven beaten Southern on Friday where their heads weren't quite in the game. Monday night though as Duke hosted Furman who is a member of the Southern Conference it was the opposite as they started the game out kind of slow but once things started clicking there was no looking back for top ranked Duke.
Marvin Bagley III scored 24 points and No. 1 Duke beat Furman 92-63 on Monday night in the on-campus round of the PK80. "according to --SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211686566&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Trevon Duval had a season-best 18 points, Wendell Carter Jr. added 14 and a fourth freshman -- Alex O'Connell -- scored 10 for the Blue Devils (5-0). "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211686566&DB_OEM_ID=4200
They shot nearly 61 percent and outscored Furman 64-28 in the paint, and have won all four of their games at Cameron Indoor Stadium by at least 17 points. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211686566&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Tougher tests await this team in the coming days in Portland, Oregon -- possibly from No. 7 Florida or No. 17 Gonzaga in a later round of the event marking Nike founder Phil Knight's 80th birthday. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211686566&DB_OEM_ID=4200
This rout came after Duke strengthened its grip on the top spot in the AP Top 25, adding 20 more first-place votes to give the Blue Devils 54 of them -- or, all but 11 of the 65 ballots cast. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211686566&DB_OEM_ID=4200
John Davis III scored 15 points and Matt Rafferty added 11 for the Paladins (2-2), who have lost two straight. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211686566&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Bagley did it all during the 28-10 run late in the first half that put this one out of reach, scoring 11 points in 2 1/2 minutes during that stretch. He hit a couple of short jumpers and a layup, found Trevon Duval for a dunk and even made his second 3-pointer of the season. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211686566&DB_OEM_ID=4200
BIG PICTURE
Furman: A few Paladins were familiar with Cameron: Two senior starters, Davis and Daniel Fowler, also started here as freshmen in 2014 when the Blue Devils beat them by 39 . As a team, they acquitted themselves much better in this visit, even leading for almost 5 early minutes. The other 35 were pretty rough, though, and they kept Furman winless against Duke since 1951 -- when both schools were in the Southern Conference. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211686566&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Duke: After a bit of a sluggish start, the Blue Devils got back to looking more like their dominant selves than last time out, a rather sloppy 17-point victory three nights earlier against a winless Southern team. After that game, coach Mike Krzyzewski bemoaned his team's lack of practice time due to a busy week. No such issues this time. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211686566&DB_OEM_ID=4200
FIRE DRILL
Tip-off was delayed 15 minutes after a fire alarm in a second-floor men's restroom was tripped and the building was briefly evacuated, Duke spokesman Mike DeGeorge said. The alarm went off about an hour before the scheduled start time. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211686566&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Trevon Duval had a season-best 18 points, Wendell Carter Jr. added 14 and a fourth freshman -- Alex O'Connell -- scored 10 for the Blue Devils (5-0). "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211686566&DB_OEM_ID=4200
They shot nearly 61 percent and outscored Furman 64-28 in the paint, and have won all four of their games at Cameron Indoor Stadium by at least 17 points. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211686566&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Tougher tests await this team in the coming days in Portland, Oregon -- possibly from No. 7 Florida or No. 17 Gonzaga in a later round of the event marking Nike founder Phil Knight's 80th birthday. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211686566&DB_OEM_ID=4200
This rout came after Duke strengthened its grip on the top spot in the AP Top 25, adding 20 more first-place votes to give the Blue Devils 54 of them -- or, all but 11 of the 65 ballots cast. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211686566&DB_OEM_ID=4200
John Davis III scored 15 points and Matt Rafferty added 11 for the Paladins (2-2), who have lost two straight. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211686566&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Bagley did it all during the 28-10 run late in the first half that put this one out of reach, scoring 11 points in 2 1/2 minutes during that stretch. He hit a couple of short jumpers and a layup, found Trevon Duval for a dunk and even made his second 3-pointer of the season. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211686566&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Duke will now travel to Portland Oregon for the rest of the Phil Knight Invitational. They will return to action Thursday when they play Portland State who is a member of the Big Sky Conference. Tip-off is set 4:30pm. The game will be televised on ESPN. "according to http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4200&SPID=1845&SPSID=22726