Duke Hands Virginia Another Loss With Win In Charlottesville
Duke was on the road visiting Virginia but unlike the first matchup point guard Tre Jones was in the starting lineup.
The result? The same as the earlier matchup only this time around instead of winning by two Duke won by ten in Charlottesville.
- RJ Barrett scored 26 points, Zion Williamson had 18 and No. 2 Duke used an early barrage of 3-pointers to stun No. 3 Virginia and then held off the Cavaliers, 81-71, on Saturday night. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211790037&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Barrett hit his first five tries from 3-point range for the Blue Devils (21-2, 9-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). His fifth one gave them a 29-15 lead after less than 12 minutes of play. Cam Reddish took over after that, hitting 5 of his first 6, the last three early in the second half as the Blue Devils rebuilt their lead to 52-41. He finished with 17 points. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211790037&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Kyle Guy and Ty Jerome each scored 16 to lead Virginia (20-2, 8-2), which had a 13-game home winning streak snapped. The Cavaliers lost to the Blue Devils at John Paul Jones Arena for the third consecutive time. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211790037&DB_OEM_ID=4200
The game drew a sellout crowd, most hoping Virginia could avenge a 72-70 loss at Duke on Jan. 19, but it was the Blue Devils who put on a show in front of LeBron James and past stars from both schools. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211790037&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Duke scored the first eight points on a pair of 3-pointers by Barrett sandwiching a steal and dunk by Williamson. The lead was 31-17 before two 3-pointers by Guy, one by Jerome and another by Kihei Clark, which fueled an 18-8 run for Virginia that closed the gap to 39-35 at the half. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211790037&DB_OEM_ID=4200
After a break, it was Reddish who took over from long range, connecting three times as the Blue Devils pushed the margin to 52-41 in just over four minutes. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211790037&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Virginia kept trying to close the gap, and got within 66-61 on De'Andre Hunter's 3-pointer with 5:25 left, but Marques Bolden scored in close for the Blue Devils, Williamson scored on a stickback and Tre Jones hit a pullup in the lane, boosting the margin back to 72-61. “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211790037&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Duke will return to the hardwood on Tuesday night when they visit the Bluegrass State where they will take on Louisville.