Cameron Boozer and the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils have impressed the college basketball world all season, but they got arguably their most impressive win of the season on Saturday afternoon.
Following a 66-60 victory on the road against the No. 7 Michigan State Spartans, Duke head coach Jon Scheyer had a heap of praise for Boozer – who scored 16 points in the second half after scoring just two points in the first half – and Duke as a collective whole.
“We tried to put him [Boozer] in some good conditions the place he does such a superb job getting downhill and the dynamic of his scoring and passing. I simply thought he willed us,” Boozer stated. “Within the second half, what he did was unbelievable. Michigan State is hard as may very well be. Coming in right here, I believed our guys have been examined past something we have seen to date and simply actually pleased with our guys to get that win.”
Boozer was the star of the present for Duke, which trailed at halftime, ending the sport with 18 factors, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, two steals and one block. Elsewhere for the Blue Devils, Nikolas Khamenia had 10 factors and 9 rebounds, whereas Caleb Foster had 12 factors and a decisive 3-pointer within the ultimate 20 seconds.
Saturday’s win, which moved the Blue Devils to 10-0, was Duke’s fourth ranked victory of the season, beforehand beating Kansas (78-66), Arkansas (80-71) and defending-champion Florida (67-66). As for the opposition, Michigan State, which entered the day undefeated, has three ranked wins this season: Arkansas (69-66), Kentucky (83-66) and North Carolina (74-58).
Coming into Saturday, Boozer was averaging 23.6 factors – which was second within the nation – 9.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals per recreation, whereas taking pictures 56.2/37.5/77.3; Isaiah Evans and Patrick Ngongba have been every averaging 12.6 factors per recreation, with the previous blocking 1.3 photographs per contest and the latter blocking 1.6 photographs; Foster was taking pictures 44.8% from behind the arc.
“We acquired weapons. We acquired guys at each place that may shoot, drive and move,” Boozer stated after the sport. “I acquired to make the suitable play each time, and all my guys are going to search out me. Again-to-back video games, two totally different guys hit big-time photographs. I feel that is what describes our crew. We’re 9 deep, and we will maintain it rolling.”
Boozer and the Blue Devils have yet one more ranked, out-of-conference matchup on their schedule, as they host the No. 19 Texas Tech Crimson Raiders on Dec. 20.
‘We’re 9 deep” 😤 Cameron Boozer & Jon Scheyer break down BIG highway win towards Michigan State
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