Duke Wins Lone Matchup Of The Regular Season With Notre Dame

Duke won the only matchup of the regular season between Duke and Notre Dame in Durham.

. Vernon Carey Jr. scored 21 points, Tre Jones added 19 and No. 7 Duke used a high-intensity man-to-man defense to beat Notre Dame 94-60 Saturday for its seventh straight win.

Duke's relentless defensive pressure rattled an opponent that's usually steady on offense, leading to the lopsided score. Notre Dame entered the game averaging 9.75 turnovers per game, fewest in the nation, but turned the ball over nine times in the first half. The Irish (15-10, 6-8) had success when they were able to get the ball inside to Juwan Durham, whose 21 points marked a career high, and John Mooney, who scored 19. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/2/15/mens-basketball-no-7-duke-powers-past-irish-94-60.aspx

But just as often, the Blue Devils' defense pushed Notre Dame far from the basket, forced a turnover and was off to the races in transition. The Blue Devils outscored Notre Dame 13-0 on the fast break in the first half and 24-7 for the game.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/2/15/mens-basketball-no-7-duke-powers-past-irish-94-60.aspx

If a fast-break opportunity didn't present itself, the Blue Devils delivered the ball to Carey on the block, where neither Mooney nor Durham could stop him. Carey shot 8 of 10 from the field and took control of the game after the Blue Devils led just 20-19 with eight minutes to play in the first half.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/2/15/mens-basketball-no-7-duke-powers-past-irish-94-60.aspx

Carey made a left-handed hook shot, scored on a post-up, and sank a 3-pointer from in front of the Notre Dame bench as Duke scored nine straight points to stretch its lead to 29-19.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/2/15/mens-basketball-no-7-duke-powers-past-irish-94-60.aspx

While Duke won the only regular season matchup Notre Dame meanwhile lost their second straight Atlantic Coast Conference contest.

 The Notre Dame Fighting Irish suffered a 94-60 setback at No. 7/7 Duke on Saturday afternoon inside Cameron Indoor Stadium. “according to https://und.com/irish-fall-to-7-duke/

Senior Juwan Durham carried the Irish offense, scoring a career-high 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting. Senior John Mooney poured in 19 points and added a team-high nine rebounds for the Irish. “according to https://und.com/irish-fall-to-7-duke/

HOW IT HAPPENED

Notre Dame struggled out of the gate, falling behind 42-32 heading into halftime. “according to https://und.com/irish-fall-to-7-duke/

Notre Dame couldn’t pull any closer in the second half, losing by a final of 94-60. Notre Dame shot well from three-point range in the half, hitting four shots from deep to score 12 of its 28 points. “according to https://und.com/irish-fall-to-7-duke/

Duke will now prepare to head to North Carolina’s state capital where they will face NC State for their first matchup of the season on Wednesday night. The matchup will involve the two point guards who lead the Atlantic Coast Conference in assists in Tre Jones of Duke who is second in assists with 6.6 while Markell Johnson is first at 6.7 assists per game. “according to http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/conferences/statistics/player/_/id/2/stat/assists