Army battles, but Duke freshmen are too much
Duke got something from Army that it didn’t against Kentucky: A test.
The fourth-ranked Blue Devils pulled away to beat the Black Knights 94-72 on Sunday behind 27 points and 16 rebounds from Zion Williamson.
Playing five days after routing the second-ranked Wildcats in the Champions Classic, they shot 49 percent but couldn’t shake the Black Knights until the final 10 minutes, finally pulling away with an 11-0 run keyed by 3-pointers from fellow freshmen RJ Barrett and Cameron Reddish.
“It’s one thing for somebody to tell you that everybody’s going to bring their best against you, that all their shots are going to feel like they’re going in,” Williamson said. “But I think until you truly experience it, I think you just have to go through it to fully understand.”
Reddish finished with 25 points and Barrett had 23 while Williamson added six blocked shots and four assists for the Blue Devils (2-0).
Coach Mike Krzyzewski called it “a perfect game for us following Kentucky” and said his team’s preparation wasn’t at a high enough level beforehand.
UConn 94, UMKC 66
In Storrs, Conn., Tarin Smith scored 22 points, shooting 10for-12 from the field to lead UConn over Missouri-Kansas City.
Marshall 76, Hofstra 72
In Huntington, W.Va., Jon Elmore scored 30 points for his 66th straight game in double figures, C.J. Burks added 23 points and Marshall rallied to beat Hofstra. Justin WrightForeman scored 34 points for his 55th straight double-figure game and moved into 12th place in Hofstra history with 1,424 career points.
Rutgers 95, Drexel 66
In Piscataway, N.J., Eugene Omoruyi had his secondstraight double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds and Geo Baker scored 20 points to lead Rutgers past Drexel.
Boston College 74, St. Francis Brooklyn 69
In Boston, Ky Bowman scored 26 points, Jordan Chatman had four key free throws and finished with 18 points and Boston College pulled away from St. Francis Brooklyn. Jalen Jordan matched his career-high with 22 points, Chauncey Hawkins had 17 and Glenn Sanabria 12 for St. Francis.
NJIT 63, Brown 60
In Newark, N.J., Diandre Wilson sank three 3-pointers and scored 20 points and his goahead layup with 26 seconds left helped lift NJIT past Brown.