Duke Finishes Their Exhibition Schedule With A Win Over Bowie State
The exhibition portion of the schedule came to a close for top ranked Duke Saturday as they beat Bowie State.
Ten players scored as No. 1 Duke opened up a 42-point halftime lead en route to a 116-53 win over Bowie State at Cameron Indoor Stadium in its final tune-up before the start of the 2017-18 regular season. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211676762&DB_OEM_ID=4200&_ga=2.122595787.1522935012.1509900476-9462080.1507220187
Two Blue Devils registered double-doubles, with freshman Wendell Carter Jr. scoring 23 points and grabbing 14 rebounds, while classmate Marvin Bagley III added a game-best 25 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman Gary Trent Jr. (22 points) and senior Grayson Allen (21 points) finished the group of 20-plus point scorers. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211676762&DB_OEM_ID=4200&_ga=2.122595787.1522935012.1509900476-9462080.1507220187
Duke used a dominant defensive effort, holding Bowie State to 27.3 percent shooting (18-of-66) from the floor for the game and pounded the ball in the paint, outscoring the Bulldogs 76-14. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211676762&DB_OEM_ID=4200&_ga=2.122595787.1522935012.1509900476-9462080.1507220187
The outcome was never in doubt with Duke opening up leads of 9-0 and 28-3 within the first eight minutes of the contest. Allen led the way with seven points in the first eight minutes while Bagley III and Trent Jr. poured in six points each. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211676762&DB_OEM_ID=4200&_ga=2.122595787.1522935012.1509900476-9462080.1507220187
By the end of the opening period, Duke led 69-27 after shooting 69.4 percent from the floor. Allen contributed seven assists while Antonio Vrankovic had a pair of blocks in the opening stanza. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211676762&DB_OEM_ID=4200&_ga=2.122595787.1522935012.1509900476-9462080.1507220187
The Blue Devils opened the second half with an 11-5 run over the opening 2:35 and took an 82-32 lead on a Carter dunk. The Duke lead ballooned to 63 points, 101-38, on a layup from Trent Jr. with 9:42 to play in the game. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211676762&DB_OEM_ID=4200&_ga=2.122595787.1522935012.1509900476-9462080.1507220187
For the contest, Duke shot 59.0 percent (46-of-78) from the floor, contributed 27 assists and outrebounded Bowie State 58-27. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211676762&DB_OEM_ID=4200&_ga=2.122595787.1522935012.1509900476-9462080.1507220187
Duke will tip-off the regular season Friday November 10th when they host Elon. Tip-off is set for 7:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game will be televised on ACC Network Extra. "according to http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPID=1845&SPSID=22726&DB_OEM_ID=4200&_ga=2.178627812.1522935012.1509900476-9462080.1507220187