Duke Closes Out Homestand With Princeton
On Tuesday night Duke who is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference will closeout their five game homestand with Princeton who like Duke’s previous opponent Yale is a member of the Ivy League.
Duke and Princeton last met in the 2010 -2011 season when Nolan Smith who currently is the Director of Basketball Operations for Duke was a senior. That night Nolan Smith scored 22 points in the first round of the CBE Classic. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=205030968
Duke comes into the game with a record of 9-1 while Princeton comes into the game with a record of 5-4.
As for Duke’s previous game they routed Yale on Saturday December 8th.
- Freshman RJ Barrett had 30 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and No. 3 Duke blew the game open in the second half to beat Yale 91-58 on Saturday. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211783264
Fellow rookie Zion Williamson had 20 points for the Blue Devils, who led 41-32 at halftime but hit their first six shots after the break to finally stretch out the lead. Duke (9-1) shot 57 percent after halftime and 49 percent overall for its fourth straight win. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211783264
It was Barrett's second 30-point outing this season for the Blue Devils, who put up another big offensive total despite making just 5 of 21 3-pointers.”according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211783264
Duke also got a scare when freshman point guard Tre Jones came up limping with an apparent left leg injury, which sidelined him for nearly all of the final 14 minutes. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211783264
Miye Oni had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Bulldogs (4-3) before fouling out. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211783264
Like Duke, Princeton also won their previous game as they topped Iona.
Princeton was up big early and up at the end, and that was all the Tigers needed to leave Atlantic City with an 85-81 win over Iona Saturday afternoon at Boardwalk Hall. “according to https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2018/12/15/mens-basketball-mbb-recap-vs-iona.aspx
A game after scoring 17 points in his Tiger debut against St. John's at Madison Square Garden, Jaelin Llewellyn bettered that with 22 points and senior Devin Cannady joined him with 22 to share game-high honors.”according to https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2018/12/15/mens-basketball-mbb-recap-vs-iona.aspx
"This is what we've seen and knew," Mitch Henderson, the Franklin C. Cappon-Edward G. Green '40 head coach of Princeton men's basketball, said of the rookie Llewellyn. "We missed him. We missed him bad for a while. He changes our whole dynamic. He changes our whole group." “according to https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2018/12/15/mens-basketball-mbb-recap-vs-iona.aspx
Iona responded to Princeton taking its largest lead of the game, 13 points at 25-12 with six-and-a-half minutes before the break, by going on a 9-0 run that cut it to a four-point Princeton lead with more than three minutes before the break. Though the Tigers stopped that run with five quick points, Iona came right back and took the lead with a 10-0 run that gave the Gaels their first lead of the game at 31-30 headed for the half. “according to https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2018/12/15/mens-basketball-mbb-recap-vs-iona.aspx
Iona took control with a 15-0, five-minute run to turn a 40-38 Tiger lead into the Gaels' largest lead of the game at 13 points still with 12-plus minutes to play. The Gaels were still up 11 when Princeton went on a 15-6 run to tie it at 68-68 with 4:28 to play, and from there, the game was never more than three points apart until the Tigers iced it with some late free throws. “according to https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2018/12/15/mens-basketball-mbb-recap-vs-iona.aspx
Tip-off is set for 6:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN2.