Monday night at the Cameron Indoor Stadium the Duke Blue Devils wiped out the Army Black Knights – 84-50.
In the first half Patrick Ngongba ll got the offense going – dunking within the first five seconds of the game, which got the crowd going and the Blue Devils fired up.Ā
Both teams struggled shooting from deep. The Blue Devils went 0-for-9 from the three point range in the first half, while the Army went for 2-for-15. However, the Blue Devils capitalized on free throws – making 9-for-11 in the first half, as the Black Knights had foul trouble during the game.Ā By halftime the Blue Devils had a 33-18 advantage.
Coming back from the break Ngongba dunked again before Duke went on an 11-0 run, which extended their 15 point lead to 26 point.Ā
The Black Knights responded with a 12-0 run, but it was too late to stop the Blue Devils in the second half. Freshman Joaquim Boumtje made his debut dropping 15 points and 7 rebounds, while sophomore Dame Sarr scored 16 points and 4 rebounds.Ā
āIt was good for us to get this first game under our belt; Besides that we have a lot to clean up,ā head coach Jon Scheyer said after the win.”
The Duke offense struggled with the zone defense against Army, but it didnāt stop the consistent effort to win the first game of the seasob.Ā
The next game for the Blue Devils is Thursday against Coastal Carolina at 8 p.m. at the Cameron Indoor Stadium
