Mason Plumlee was the high scorer on Wednesday against Maryland with 23 total points. He helped duke to a 74-61 win over Maryland. Duke outplayed Maryland all around. They out rebounded Maryland 36-31 and rebounding is a big factor in winning a game. Duke was 94% from the line and Maryland shot terrible from the line at 54%. Terrell Stoglin was the high scorer for Maryland with a total of 16 points. Terrell was 7-18 from the field and 2 for 7 from the line.

Duke played St. Johns Saturday after Maryland. Duke walking away with an 83-76 win. Moe Harkless from St. Johns was the high scorer of the game with a total of 30 points. Harkless was 14-25 from the field 3 for 6 from the line. Ryan Kelly was the high scorer for Duke in the game with a total of 16 points. He went 3-7 from the field and 10-12 from the line. Duke’s next game will be Thursday, February 2, against Virginia Tech.  

Duke Takes A Loss

Duke picked up a win against Wake Forest on Thursday scoring 91 points to wake Forest’s 73. Dawkins and Rivers together had 10 3-pointers for the game. Duke as a team had a total of 11 3-pointers in the game. In that game, the school record was reached with 7 3-pointers by Dawkins. Duke turned around Saturday and lost to Florida State which put an end to their home winning streak. Rivers tied up the game with 5 seconds left with a crazy layup. The score was 73-73, when Snaer went down court hitting a last second 3 pointer to win the game for Florida 76-73.

The Blue Devils next game will be Wednesday on the road against Maryland. Duke is ranked 4^th right now according to ESPN College Basketball Poll. They have a record of 16-3 and have one loss in the ACC. They have some good competition this year and have had and interesting season.

Duke Beats Clemson

 Duke fought for a win Sunday night over Clemson, with a score of 73-66. A key player for the game was Andre Dawkins, who only started the last 16 of 91 games for Duke. He dropped a total of 24 points on Clemson with five 3-pointers. It’s important for a team to have a player that can come off the bench and play well and Dawkins pulled his weight for this game. Mason Plumlee scored 12 points and cook scored 10 points. They also pulled off a win Thursday over Virginia. Duke’s record for the season is 15-2, and they have not lost a game in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Dukes next game is against Wake Forest on Thursday, 19 in Durham.  

Introduction

I am going to blog about the college basketball team Duke Blue Devils for the next 14 weeks. I will blog on games and things that go on off the court.