Duke Rebounds As They Knock -Off Winthrop
Earlier this week Duke suffered their first loss of the season to Stephen F. Austin but they found a way to rebound and return to the win column against Winthrop.
Freshman Matthew Hurt scored a season-high 20 points, Joey Baker added a career-high 16 and No. 1 Duke beat Winthrop 83-70 on Friday night to bounce back from its stunning loss to Stephen F. Austin.
Playing three nights after the unheralded Lumberjacks became the first Cameron Indoor Stadium visitor from outside the ACC to win in nearly 20 years, the Blue Devils (7-1) spent the better part of this one looking ripe for another upset before Baker — a sophomore who appeared in just four games last season — saved them. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/29/mens-basketball-no-1-duke-tops-winthrop-83-70.aspx
He hit two dagger 3-pointers 30 seconds apart in the final 3 minutes to put Duke up by double figures to stay and Jordan Goldwire followed with a layup off a steal to give the Blue Devils their largest lead to that point, 78-64, with just under 2 minutes remaining. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/29/mens-basketball-no-1-duke-tops-winthrop-83-70.aspx
Freshman Vernon Carey added 17 points and 10 rebounds and Tre Jones finished with 15 points for Duke.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/29/mens-basketball-no-1-duke-tops-winthrop-83-70.aspx
Hunter Hale scored 11 points to lead Winthrop (4-4), which kept itself within striking distance for about 30 minutes but — unlike SFA a few nights before — just couldn't keep up. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/29/mens-basketball-no-1-duke-tops-winthrop-83-70.aspx
The Eagles trailed just 67-60 in the final 5 minutes following a 3-pointer by Hale but followed that with two empty possessions before Carey's three-point play was followed by the back-to-back 3s by Baker.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/29/mens-basketball-no-1-duke-tops-winthrop-83-70.aspx
While Duke rebounded from their first loss of the season Winthrop meanwhile suffered a setback.
- Hunter Hale led Winthrop with 11 points Friday night as the Eagles fell to #1 Duke 83-70 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
FIRST HALF
Hunter Hale drilled a straight on three for the Eagles' first field goal just over 2:30 in to give the Eagles an early 4-3 lead
Winthrop reclaimed the lead at 8-7 from a D.J. Burns Jr. layup at the 15:30 mark
Chase Claxton's dunk from the baseline tied the game at 12 with 13:26 to go in the opening frame
Just 90 seconds later, Josh Ferguson reversed home a layup to put the Eagles back on top 14-12
Russell Jones Jr. slashed to the hole for a layup to bring the Eagles even at 18-18 with 9:08 remaining
Josh Ferguson sank his first three twenty seconds after Jones Jr.'s layup give Winthrop the lead back at 24-23
Burns Jr. pulled the Eagles even again with a layup from the right side, tying the game 29-29 with 5:30 to go in the half
Winthrop evened the score at 32 on a Jamal King corner three with 3:59 to go with the score
Claxton's layup with 21.1 seconds left in the half snapped an 8-0 Duke run and cut the Eagle deficit to 40-35
Eight different Eagles scored in the opening half, led by Claxton with seven points and Burns Jr. with six points
Winthrop crashed the boards for five offensive rebounds, including two by Burns Jr.
Winthrop trailed by seven when the horn sounded, trailing Duke 42-35 at the break
Friday's first half featured seven ties and 10 lead changes
“accotrding to https://winthropeagles.com/news/2019/11/29/mm.aspx
SECOND HALF
Back to back layups by Charles Falden and Jones Jr. cut the deficit to 51-43 with 15:28 remaining in the game
Hale's three and Chandler Vaudrin's layup at the 11:15 mark pulled the Eagles to within six at 57-51, forcing Duke to call timeout
Micheal Anumba's transition layup with 8:26 remaining brought the Eagles to within six at 61-55
Claxton's layup with 5:40 remaining got Winthrop back to within single digits at 65-58
Hale drilled his third three of the game with 5:00 remaining to bring Winthrop within seven again at 67-60
Anumba's three with 2:34 left stopped a Duke run and brought Winthrop back to within single digits at 73-64
Ferguson's dunk with 1:43 left made it a 78-66 game
“according to https://winthropeagles.com/news/2019/11/29/mm.aspx
Duke will now begin a two game road trip beginning with Michigan State in East Lansing on Tuesday night for the ACC/ Big Ten Challenge before they head to Blacksburg to open their Atlantic Coast Conference slate against Virginia Tech on Friday.