The 4th ranked Duke Blue Devils, minus Coach Scheyer who didn't make the trip due to being under the weather, continued its dominant road play with a 89-62 route in Texas of the SMU Mustangs.
Future lottery pick Cooper Flagg led the Blue Devils in the scoring column with 24 points, 11 rebounds with 3 dimes. Kon Knueppel and the Aussie Tyrese Proctor both contributed 14 a piece.
(photo courtesy of Spectrum News)
The battle between the leagues top defense and offense was the story in Texas, with the Blue Devils holding the Mustangs to 62 points, after the Mustangs averaged 87 points per game. The saying "defense travels on the road" came to fruition with the Blue Devils allowing just 34% from the field in the contest.
(Photo courtesy of SMU athletics)
The key to slowing down transistion offenses is to turn them into a halfcourt offense; Duke outscored SMU on the interior 42-24.
Floor general Sion James led the Blue Devils with 8 dimes to just 1 turnover.
Duke goes to 12-2 overall, 4-0 in conference play with a backyard brawl against Pittsburgh Tuesday night in Cameron Indoor.
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