The Duke basketball program got here away with an 87-70 win over rival North Carolina on Saturday, and at halftime, former Duke participant Jared McCain made it clear how comfortable he was that the sport was going the Blue Devils’ method.
“What up ESPN? We’re at halftime on the Duke-UNC sport, we’re blowing them out proper now,” Jared McCain stated, by way of ACC Community. “It is nice to be again in Cameron, I adore it right here. Hopefully, blow them out much more by 40, so let’s maintain going.”
Duke basketball had a 47-25 lead over North Carolina at halftime, and though McCain didn’t get the 40-point win that he hoped for, the Blue Devils will gladly take a 17-point victory over the hated Tar Heels. McCain spent one yr with Duke in 2023-24, serving to the Blue Devils attain the Elite Eight earlier than going to the NBA and being drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers.
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For the Blue Devils, it was Kon Knueppel main the way in which in scoring, with 22 factors on 7-of-11 capturing, with 5 rebounds and 5 assists as nicely. Cooper Flagg scored 21 on 6-of-14 capturing, with eight rebounds and 7 assists as nicely. These two led the way in which for Duke, whereas Tyrese Proctor scored 17 and Sion James scored 13 as nicely. Duke moved to 19-2 general, and stays the No. 2 staff within the nation. North Carolina’s down season continues, as they fell to 13-10 general.
For the remainder of the way in which, Duke will probably be favored in every sport. The one ranked opponent that Duke will play is No. 18 Illinois on Feb. 22. The Blue Devils might be heavy favorites in every of the ACC convention video games left. They’re at present undefeated in convention play at 11-0, and are one sport forward of the 10-1 Clemson staff, with one sport in opposition to the Tigers remaining on the schedule.
This Duke staff has sufficient expertise to make a severe nationwide championship run, so it is going to be attention-grabbing to see how deep they go in March.