When 4th Ranked Duke Hosted Virginia Tech On New Year's Eve Tuesday Duke Extended Their Winning Streak To 7 Games With 88-65 Win In Durham
When 4th ranked Duke hosted Virginia Tech on New Year’s Eve Tuesday Duke extended their winning streak to 7 games with 88-65 win in Durham.
On the hardwood!
As a team 4th ranked Duke shot 53.4 % on field goals 37.9 % on 3 pointers!
Six players scored in double figures!
Those players included Cooper Flagg who was 9-14 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers , 4-4 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds , 6 assists , 4 steals, 1 block, 24 points. Kon Knueppel was 4-10 on field goals , 2-7 on 3 pointers , 3-3 on free throws to go along 2 rebounds , 13 points. Tyrese Proctor was 4-9 on field goals , 1-5 on 3 pointers , 4-4 on free throws to go along 2 rebounds , 5 assists , 1 steal 13 points like his teammate Kon Knueppel. Sion James was 5-7 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 11 rebounds , 2 assists , 1 steal , 10 points. Sion James was 5-7 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 11 rebounds , 2 assists, 10 points . Mason Gillis was 3-5 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 10 points. Isiah Evans was 4-7 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds , 2 assists , 12 points.
According to espn app
Though,
That isn’t the only reason Duke’s winning streak was extended to 7 games as their defense also played a role in holding Virginia Tech to 53.4 % on field goals , 37.9 % on 3 pointers. Two players scored in double figures. Those players were Tobi Lawal who was 7-9 on field goals , 3-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds, 19 points. Patrick Wessler who was 3-5 on field goals to go along 2 rebounds, 10 points.
According to espn app
Following Duke’s 88-65 win over Virginia Tech Cooper Flagg who was who was 9-14 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers , 4-4 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds , 6 assists , 4 steals, 1 block, 24 points had this to say!
"(Unselfishness) is something that we've stressed and made a big part of our team – just playing the right way. When you have so much talent like we do, it's a disservice to your team and everybody on it if you don't play the right way. I feel like we're in a pretty good spot, but we're just excited about how much potential we think we have to just keep getting better every single game, keep pushing and pushing." -
Following Duke’s 88-65 win over Virginia Tech Sion James who is a graduate transfer from Tulane who was 5-7 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 11 rebounds , 2 assists , 1 steal , 10 points had this to say about his team played when opposing Virginia Tech in Durham!
"I feel like we looked okay today. We looked pretty good in flashes. We weren't as sharp defensively as we wanted to be. We have really high standards at that end of the floor, but we showed that we can score the ball in a lot of ways, we can get stops in a lot of ways, and we can win games in a lot of ways."
According to article on goduke.com
4th ranked Duke is now going to prepare to play on the road at SMU Saturday!
SMU is on a winning streak of their own as they’re on a 7 game winning streak of their own that includes a 98-82 win over Longwood on Sunday December 29, 2024 where four players scored in double figures. Those players included Yohn Traore who was 7-10 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers , 4-4 on free throws to go along 11 rebounds , 20 points. Matt Cross was 6-10 on field goals , 2-5 on 3 pointers , 5-6 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds , 4 assists , 1 steal, 19 points. Boopie Miller who was 6-7 on field goals , 2-2 on 3 pointers , 10-12 on free throws to go along 5 rebounds, 7 assists , 2 steals, 24 points . Chuck Harris was 4-8 on field goals , 2-4 on 3 pointers , 2-3 on free throws to go along 1 assists, 12 points.
According to espn app
Tip off is set for 2:15pm Eastern Time 1:15pm Central Time from Moody Coliseum!
The game is going to be televised on The CW!
Though,
Who is commentating is to be determined!