Top Ranked Duke Takes On San Diego State In The Maui Jim Maui Invitational

On Monday top ranked Duke who is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference will take on San Diego State who is a member of the Mountain West in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational who they defeated three years ago in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Duke comes into the game with a record of 3-0 while San Diego State comes into the game with a record of 2-0.

As for Duke’s previous game they routed Eastern Michigan on Wednesday November 14th.

Zion Williamson tossed up an alley-oop lob for RJ Barrett, and on the next trip downcourt, Barrett returned the favor by setting up a dunk for Williamson. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211780685

For these high-flying Blue Devils, that No. 1 ranking sure seems to fit. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211780685

Williamson scored 21 points, Barrett added 20 and Duke routed Eastern Michigan 84-46 on Wednesday night in its first game this season as the nation's top-ranked team. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211780685

"It is great to be No. 1, but nobody really cares who's No. 1 right now," Williamson said. "The goal is to win a championship in March." “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211780685

Javin DeLaurier and Jack White added 10 points apiece for the Blue Devils (3-0). Playing two days after leapfrogging Kansas for the top spot in the AP Top 25, they looked every bit the part of a top-ranked team. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211780685

They shot 47 percent, turned 20 turnovers by the Eagles into 31 points and took command with an early 21-1 run keyed by an assortment of dunks by Williamson. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211780685

Damari Parris had nine points to lead outmanned Eastern Michigan (3-1), which shot 31 percent and was stuck in single-digit scoring for about 17 1/2 minutes. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211780685

Unlike their last game -- in which Army hung with them for about 30 minutes three days earlier -- the Blue Devils took the drama out of this one early. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211780685

"Everything we did kind of worked," coach Mike Krzyzewski said, "but the reason it worked is because we played so hard." “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211780685

Williamson put Duke up by 20 for good midway through the first half with the highlight of the night -- leaping so high to pull in a seemingly errant alley-oop pass that his armpits were even with the rim before he dunked -- and Barrett made it a 30-point game with a bucket with about five minutes before halftime. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211780685

"The atmosphere got the best of us the first 6-7 minutes of the game," Eastern Michigan coach Rob Murphy said. "It was a struggle for us to score in the first half, and once you get down in this building ... it's pretty hard to come back." “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211780685

Like Duke, San Diego State played on November 14th and they won their previous game as they defeated Texas Southern.

Matt Mitchell scored 10 of his 21 points in the first 12 minutes and Jordan Schackel had 16 points for San Diego State, which beat Texas Southern 103-64 Wednesday night in its final warmup before facing No. 1 Duke on Monday in Maui. “according to https://goaztecs.com/news/2018/11/14/mens-basketball-aztecs-topple-texas-southern-103-64.aspx

Jalen McDaniels had 14 points and nine rebounds for SDSU (2-0), which jumped to leads of 8-0 and 19-5. Devin Watson had 14 points and eight assists. “according to https://goaztecs.com/news/2018/11/14/mens-basketball-aztecs-topple-texas-southern-103-64.aspx
 
McDaniels, who returned for his sophomore season after considering entering the NBA draft, opened the game with a 3-pointer and had seven points, four rebounds and one steal in the opening five minutes. Later in the half, he made an alley-oop pass to Nathan Mensah for a slam dunk and a 34-17 lead. “according to https://goaztecs.com/news/2018/11/14/mens-basketball-aztecs-topple-texas-southern-103-64.aspx
 
Mitchell and Schackel each had 10 points to help SDSU take a 49-28 halftime lead. Mensah finished with 11 points and Jeremy Hemsley had 10. “according to https://goaztecs.com/news/2018/11/14/mens-basketball-aztecs-topple-texas-southern-103-64.aspx
 
Derrick Bruce and Jeremy Combs scored 15 points apiece for Texas Southern (1-3). “according to https://goaztecs.com/news/2018/11/14/mens-basketball-aztecs-topple-texas-southern-103-64.aspx
 
BIG PICTURE

Texas Southern: This was the fourth of six straight road games for the Tigers to begin the season. They lost 104-67 at Gonzaga on Saturday night and 85-73 at Iowa State on Monday night.”according to https://goaztecs.com/news/2018/11/14/mens-basketball-aztecs-topple-texas-southern-103-64.aspx

San Diego State: The Aztecs, who won their first two games for the first time in four seasons, head into the game against Duke having beaten Arkansas-Pine Bluff by 16 and Texas Southern by 39. The Aztecs will face the Blue Devils for the first time since the 2015 NCAA Tournament, when Duke won 68-49. “according to https://goaztecs.com/news/2018/11/14/mens-basketball-aztecs-topple-texas-southern-103-64.aspx

Tip-off is set for 5:00pm from Lahaina Civic Center. The game will be televised on ESPN2. “according to http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPID=1845&SPSID=2272