Duke Struggles With Hartford But Gets The Win
Throughout the season teams are going to have times when they struggle and can’t get shots to fall. That was the case when third ranked Duke hosted Hartford in the first half although shots began to fall for Mike Krzyzewski’s young team in the second half.
Freshman RJ Barrett had 27 points and a season-best 15 rebounds, and No. 3 Duke pulled away to rout Hartford 84-54 on Wednesday night. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211783058&DB_OEM_ID=4200&_ga=2.131459913.796603104.1544106984-270977549.1544106984
Zion Williamson added 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Tre Jones and Javin Delaurier finished with 10 points apiece to help the Blue Devils (8-1) win their third straight. Duke shot 62 percent in the second half to more than make up for hitting just five 3-pointers -- matching a season low. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211783058&DB_OEM_ID=4200&_ga=2.131459913.796603104.1544106984-270977549.1544106984
J.R. Lynch scored 13 points and Jason Dunne added 12 for Hartford (3-7), a 38-point underdog that hung around well into the second half before fading. Dunne's long 3-pointer pulled the Hawks within eight points with just over 12 minutes left. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211783058&DB_OEM_ID=4200&_ga=2.131459913.796603104.1544106984-270977549.1544106984
Williamson then hit two free throws, Jack White followed with a steal and dunk and Cameron Reddish -- who had missed all six of his 3-pointers to that point -- buried a 3 in transition to give the Blue Devils their largest lead to that point at 54-39. Duke rolled from there for its fifth blowout in five home games. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211783058&DB_OEM_ID=4200&_ga=2.131459913.796603104.1544106984-270977549.1544106984
Duke will continue their homestand Saturday when they host Yale. Tip-off is set for 5:30pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN. “according to http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4200&SPID=1845&SPSID=22726