Cassius Stanley Scores 21 As Duke Gets Back On Track With Win Over Virginia Tech

After Duke’s 22 point loss to NC State in Raleigh earlier in the week Duke returned to Durham and routed Virginia Tech to earn a regular season sweep.

Freshman Cassius Stanley was a big reason why.

  Cassius Stanley scored 21 points and made a season-high five 3-pointers to help No. 6 Duke beat Virginia Tech 88-64 on Saturday night.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/2/22/mens-basketball-no-6-duke-shoots-past-hokies-88-64.aspx

Meanwhile,

Matthew Hurt added 16 points and a season-high 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils (23-4, 13-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who never trailed.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/2/22/mens-basketball-no-6-duke-shoots-past-hokies-88-64.aspx

 Vernon Carey Jr. scored 16 points and Tre Jones had 14 points for the Blue Devils.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/2/22/mens-basketball-no-6-duke-shoots-past-hokies-88-64.aspx

While Duke got back on track and earned a season sweep of the Virginia team located in Blacksburg Virginia Tech suffered a second straight loss in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

On the offensive side, redshirt freshman Tyrece Radford was a bright spot for the Hokies, as he scored a team-high 16 points and grabbed a team-best nine boards. Sophomore Isaiah Wilkins (11 points) and guard Hunter Cattoor (10 points) each put together double-digit scoring performances despite the loss. 

Duke will now turn their attention to preparing for a trip to Winston Salem on Tuesday night where they will have a rematch with Wake Forest who they beat earlier this season.