Duke Cruises By Central Arkansas Without The Services Of Tre Jones

An injury scare had the Duke faithful in their seats at Cameron Indoor Stadium in silence.

A season ago Tre Jones separated his shoulder against Syracuse and returned against Georgia Tech. This season the team as well as the Duke faithful had to hold their breath yet again as Tre Jones played 9 minutes in Duke’s recent game on Tuesday night.

The sophomore point guard left after colliding with Central Arkansas' Aaron Weidenaar as the two chased a loose rebound with 7:57 left before halftime. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/12/mens-basketball-no-2-duke-rolls-past-central-arkansas-105-54-for-3-0-start.aspx

Jones laid on the court holding his head then rolled over onto his stomach while being attended by team medical staff, though he was able to eventually walk slowly to the bench. He appeared to be fine, talking with coaches and teammates as he remained on the bench wearing a warmup shirt over his jersey after halftime. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/12/mens-basketball-no-2-duke-rolls-past-central-arkansas-105-54-for-3-0-start.aspx

The good news is Coach Mike Krzyzewski said that Jones was fine after the game and expects the point guard to be ready for Friday night's matchup with Georgia State. “according to https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28068126/undefined

Krzyzewski said Jones took a hit to the temple in the collision but was "laughing and joking" afterward.”according to https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28068126/undefined

"I asked him if he knew my name,'' Krzyzewski said. "He said, 'Michael,' which was kind of bold on his part."“according to https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28068126/undefined

Freshman Matthew Hurt scored a season-high 19 points to help second-ranked Duke beat Central Arkansas 105-54 on Tuesday night.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/12/mens-basketball-no-2-duke-rolls-past-central-arkansas-105-54-for-3-0-start.aspx

Fellow freshman Vernon Carey Jr. added season highs of 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils, “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/12/mens-basketball-no-2-duke-rolls-past-central-arkansas-105-54-for-3-0-start.aspx

Duke (3-0) had no trouble, running off 19 straight points to build a 25-5 lead by midway through the opening half. That margin reached 57-20 by halftime, with Duke shooting nearly 57% and scoring 26 points off turnovers.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/12/mens-basketball-no-2-duke-rolls-past-central-arkansas-105-54-for-3-0-start.aspx

While Duke got the win without their floor general Central Arkansas suffered their third loss of the season.

The Blue Devils, presumably about to rise to No. 1 after Kentucky lost on Tuesday night, shot 60 percent for the game and held the Bears to just 21.7 percent. Duke also forced the Bears into a season-high 21 turnovers and won the battle of the boards 46-26. “according to https://ucasports.com/news/2019/11/12/mens-basketball-second-ranked-blue-devils-down-bears.aspx

The Blue Devils settled for a 57-20 halftime lead after holding the Bears to just five field goals and forcing 15 turnovers in the opening 20 minutes “according to https://ucasports.com/news/2019/11/12/mens-basketball-second-ranked-blue-devils-down-bears.aspx

The Bears made a considerably better showing in the second half, scoring 34 points and shooting a respectable 46.4 percent from the field. Bergersen, a junior transfer from BYU, was the spark offensively, scoring 10 of his game-high 13 points in the final 20 minutes. Kayouloud, a sophomore, helped out with all nine of his points in the second half.”according to https://ucasports.com/news/2019/11/12/mens-basketball-second-ranked-blue-devils-down-bears.aspx

Duke finished with six players in double figures, led by 6-foot-9 freshman Matthew Hurt off the bench with 19 points. Vernon Carey, a highly-recruited 6-10 freshman center, had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds.”according to https://ucasports.com/news/2019/11/12/mens-basketball-second-ranked-blue-devils-down-bears.aspx

UCA junior point guard DeAndre Jones, who was hobbled since Saturday with a left calf strain, started and played 24 minutes, contributing 7 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.”according to https://ucasports.com/news/2019/11/12/mens-basketball-second-ranked-blue-devils-down-bears.aspx

Duke will return to action on Friday when they host Georgia State.