After Knocking Off Top Ranked Gonzaga In The Continental Tire Challenge In Las Vegas Friday Duke Is The Top Ranked Team In Week 4 Of The AP Top 25 Poll
Duke knocked off top ranked top Gonzaga 84-81 on Friday in the Continental Tire Challenge in Las Vegas in front of 20, 389 fans the largest basketball crowd in Nevada History.
In fifth ranked Duke’s 84-81 win over top ranked Gonzaga Paolo Banchero scored 21 points while his teammates Wendell Moore Jr. scored 20 points, Mark Williams scored 17 points.
“according to goduke.com”
Though, it wasn’t all perfect for Duke as they had to play without Paolo Banchero for some amount of time because he was having cramping issues.
Paolo Banchero had this to say about his cramping issues!
Why?
His quads locked up and he had to come out of the game, get an IV but would return with nearly eight minutes to play. He scored just one point in the second half.
“according to an article by Myron Metcalf on espn.com”
The majority of them were wearing Duke blue!
Then Duke was ranked 5th in the AP Top 25 poll!
After knocking off topped ranked Gonzaga in the Continental Tire Challenge Las Vegas Friday Duke is the top ranked team in weeks 4 of the AP Top 25 Poll.
Gonzaga dropped two spots to third after losing to Duke 84-81 in the Continental Tire Challenge Friday in Las Vegas.
In Gonzaga’s 84-81 loss to Duke Gonzaga (6-1) battled back from a nine-point deficit thanks to Julian Strawther's offensive prowess early in the second half. He scored eight of the Bulldogs' first 14 points to help them get within two. But Gonzaga suffered through a 0-for-5 span down the stretch and turned the ball over three times to allow Duke to close the game on a 13-9 run.
“according to an article on gozags.com”
As for the rest of the AP Top 25 poll it looks like this!
Duke
Purdue
Gonzaga
Baylor
UCLA
Villanova
Texas
Kansas
Kentucky
Arkansas
Arizona
Brigham Young
Tennessee
Florida
Houston
Alabama
Connecticut
Memphis
Iowa State
Southern California
Auburn
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Michigan
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