Duke Continues Their Homestand With Hartford
The homestand started with Indiana and Stetson and the homestand for Duke will continue on Wednesday when they host Hartford.
Duke who is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference comes into the game with a record of 7-1 while Hartford who is a member of the America East Conference comes into the game with a record of 3-6.
As for Duke’s previous game, they blew out Stetson.
- RJ Barrett didn't know how close he was to a triple-double. The Duke freshman was having too much fun to check the box score. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211782454
Barrett had 26 points, seven rebounds and a season-high seven assists, and the third-ranked Blue Devils routed Stetson 113-49 on Saturday night. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211782454
"I was just having too much fun out there" to worry about the stats, Barrett said. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211782454
Cameron Reddish scored 23 points and Zion Williamson finished with 17 to help the Blue Devils (7-1) win their second straight. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211782454
Duke shot a season-best 58 percent, and had season highs of 19 steals and 27 turnovers forced while reaching triple digits for the first time since the season-opening 118-84 rout of then-No. 2 Kentucky.”according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211782454
"That's what happens when we play hard and play together," Barrett said. "We play defense and turn it into offense." “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211782454
Barrett played just 17 minutes, but that was long enough to challenge for Duke's first triple-double in nearly 13 years. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211782454
According to the school, he's the first player in program history with that many points, rebounds and assists plus four steals in a game. He was taken out for good with 15:38 left and the Blue Devils up by 50. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211782454
"I thought we'd play the starters more in the second half, and then we just exploded," coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211782454
Abayomi Iyiola scored 19 points to lead the Hatters (1-8), who have lost eight straight and were 2 of 23 from 3-point range. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=211782454
Like Duke, Hartford won their previous game as they topped Bowling Green.
The Hartford men's basketball team took down visiting Bowling Green on Saturday, scoring a 76-63 victory inside Reich Family Pavilion. Senior John Carroll scored a game-high 19 points on five three-pointers to pace the Hawks, who forced 18 turnovers and used a 23-for-24 effort from the free-throw line to come away with the win. “according to https://www.hartfordhawks.com/news/2018/12/1/mens-basketball-takes-down-bowling-green-76-63.aspx?path=mbball
Redshirt-senior John Carroll (18 points) and senior J.R. Lynch (16) also netted double-figures for Hartford, which improves to 3-6 on the season. The Falcons, who dip to 4-4, also placed three in double figures, led by 17 points by Justin Turner. “according to https://www.hartfordhawks.com/news/2018/12/1/mens-basketball-takes-down-bowling-green-76-63.aspx?path=mbball
PHOTO GALLERY
HARTFORD 76, BOWLING GREEN 63
Trailing by four early at the 16:52 mark, Hartford heated up and delivered a 23-5 run to go up by 14 points at 25-11 with 7:30 remaining in the opening stanza. The Hawks held the Falcons scoreless for a five-minute stretch during that run, scoring 11-unanswered points off of four Bowling Green turnovers. The Falcons responded with a 10-0 run of their own to close the gap to four, but Hartford finished the half strong, using five-straight points from Carroll to take a 32-23 lead into the break. “according to https://www.hartfordhawks.com/news/2018/12/1/mens-basketball-takes-down-bowling-green-76-63.aspx?path=mbball
After exchanging three-pointers to open the second, Dylan Frye knocked down back-to-back threes to ignite a 14-0 Falcons' run that put them in front, 41-40, with 10:59 left o play. The lead was short-lived, though, as a 9-2 spurt capped by Dunne's third three of the stanza made it a 51-45 Hartford lead with 7:33 to go. Two more triples from Dunne just 31 seconds apart would push the Hawks' lead back into double figures (59-49), before eight-straight makes from the line and a fast break bucket by Lynch put the game out of reach in the final minutes. “according to https://www.hartfordhawks.com/news/2018/12/1/mens-basketball-takes-down-bowling-green-76-63.aspx?path=mbball
INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES
Dunne, who knocked down six triples at Sacred Heart on Tuesday, continued his hot shooting from behind the arc with a 5-of-8 effort.
The Hawks were sensational from the free-throw line, making their first 23 attempts of the game before finishing 23-for-24.
Lynch led the way with a 12-for-12 performance from the free-throw line, while Carroll made 6-of-6.
Hartford's 95.8-percent effort from the line in a season-best, and the highest mark since a 90.0-percent performance (9-for-10) against New Hampshire on Feb. 10, 2015.
Hartford scored 20 points off of Bowling Green's 18 miscues.
Bowling Green held a commanding 45-25 advantage on the boards, pulling down 20 offensive end. More than a quarter of the Falcons' scoring came off second-chance opportunities (17 points).
Hartford shot 41.5 percent from the field (22-of-53) on the afternoon to Bowling Green's 37.7 percent (23-of-61).
Junior Romain Boxus scored a career-best seven points, while senior Travis Weatherington led the Hawks on the board with seven, a personal-best. “according to https://www.hartfordhawks.com/news/2018/12/1/mens-basketball-takes-down-bowling-green-76-63.aspx?path=mbball
Tip-off is set for 7:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN2.