Blue Devils Blitz Wofford, 86-35

Saturday, November 16

Durham, N.C.

12 p.m.

Duke University

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Wofford

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Wofford

Duke

Blue Devils Blitz Wofford, 86-35

11/16/2024 2:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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DURHAM, N.C. – Duke men's basketball turned in a dominant performance on Saturday, Nov. 16, defeating Wofford, 86-35, inside Cameron Indoor Stadium. Eleven different Blue Devils registered in the score sheet, led by Tyrese Proctor, who finished with 15 points.

Caleb Foster, Khaman Maluach and Isaiah Evans joined Proctor in double-figures, with 14, 13 and 11, respectively, while Cooper Flagg led the rebounding effort with nine total boards. Flagg stuffed the stat sheet, adding eight points, and game-highs in assists (six), steals (three) and blocks (two).

Duke's defense forced 19 turnovers, including four shot clock violations, and held Wofford to 35 points, the fewest points scored by a Blue Devils' opponent since 1968.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Wofford opened the scoring on the first possession of the contest and Duke got on the board shortly after with a three-pointer from Tyrese Proctor. Kon Knueppel knocked down his first trey of the afternoon on Duke's next trip down the floor, giving the Blue Devils an early lead, 6-2.
The Blue Devils first two-point bucket of the contest came with five minutes elapsed, courtesy of Maliq Brown, and extended Duke's lead to six, 11-5. Caleb Foster drained a shot from beyond the arc to give Duke 10 straight points and a 19-5 advantage at the under-12 media timeout.
A three-point-play by Khaman Maluach gave the freshman seven points in just six minutes of play. Patrick Ngongba II, making his Duke debut, scored his first points with a layup at the 8:55 mark, pushing Duke further ahead, 29-7. The Blue Devils continued to extend their lead, using a 22-2 extending scoring run to take a 43-9 lead, forcing a Wofford timeout with 3:42 remaining in the first half.
Nine different Blue Devils got into the score sheet in the opening 20 minutes and Duke took a 51-14 lead into the locker room. Foster started the second frame with his second three-pointer of the day, giving Duke a 40-point lead, 54-14. Wofford also connected on a three-pointer to start its second half, but Duke responded with 10 straight points and led, 64-17, with 14 minutes remaining.
A seven-point scoring run by Wofford made it a 77-33 lead for Duke with four minutes remaining. Isaiah Evans reached double-figures for the first time in his Duke career with his third three-pointer of the afternoon. Evans connected on his fourth shot from deep, late in the second half, to give the freshman 14 points and finish off the 86-35 Duke victory.

NOTES

The Blue Devils limited Wofford to 35 points, the fewest points scored by a Duke opponent since 1968, when NC State managed 12 points (March 8, 1968).
The 35 points by the Terriers are the fourth-fewest allowed by Duke overall since 1955, and the second-fewest surrendered at Cameron Indoor Stadium (34 by NC State on Jan. 9, 1960) in that same timeframe.
The Blue Devils' 51-point win is the largest margin of victory since Nov. 12, 2019, when Duke defeated Central Arkansas, 105-54, at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke's suffocating defense forced 19 turnovers, including four shot clock violations.
The Blue Devils shared the ball for a season-high 24 assists on 30 field goals.
All 11 Blue Devils that played more than two minutes scored.
Duke made 10-of-11 free throws (90.9%) for its best shooting percentage from the foul line since connecting on all four free throws at Syracuse on Feb. 18, 2023.
The Blue Devils improve to 8-0 all-time versus Wofford, including five wins in Durham and three at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke is now 34-3 at Cameron Indoor Stadium in the past three seasons under head coach Jon Scheyer.
The Blue Devils are now 9-0 in games played on Nov. 16.
Tyrese Proctor led four Blue Devils to score double-digits with a season-high 15 points, tying a career-high with four 3-pointers on seven attempts.
Proctor has now scored in double figures and made at least two 3-pointers in all four regular-season contests and both exhibition games.
Isaiah Evans scored double figures for the first time in his freshman season with 14 points, shooting 4-of-7 from long range and converting both free-throw attempts.
Caleb Foster netted a season-best 13 points, including 3-of-4 shooting from behind the arc, along with two assists and two steals.
Khaman Maluach tallied 11 points to equal his season-best offensive output and mark his third straight game scoring double-digits.
Cooper Flagg contributed in a variety of ways to the victory, registering eight points and team-highs of nine rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocked shots.
Kon Knueppel accumulated eight points, five rebounds, four assists and a steal.
In his first action of his freshman season, Patrick Ngongba II grabbed six rebounds, including five on the offensive glass, while adding two points, two assists and a steal in 10 minutes of play.

QUOTES

"A great bounce back game. Really proud of how we shared the ball today. We've talked a lot about the process of the season, how no matter what, win or lose, how you respond is really important. Sharing the ball is a great sign of our guys responding to Tuesday night. Cooper [Flagg] and Sion [James] in particular. They didn't score a lot of points, and it would be very easy for one of those guys to try to hunt in the second half, but they're just making the right plays. That's contagious. The defense gave up the least amount of points since '68, so I like that. I also see, as a coach, [Wofford] missed a lot of open shots. We have to clean [that] up and be better. I'm proud of our team, proud of the character that this group has, the competitiveness to come out and be ready. Not just to play, but to compete at a high level." - Duke head coach Jon Scheyer
"We were just flowing. Coach [Jon Scheyer] is always talking about finding the open man and extra passes. The offensive rebounds and back passes helped us get into that. It's just scrambles, so if someone's open, you find them. And, if not, you just attack the close-outs and play our basketball." - Duke junior guard Tyrese Proctor

UP NEXT

Duke hits the road for a two-game West Coast trip, beginning on Friday, Nov. 22 at Arizona. The Blue Devils and Wildcats tipoff at 10:30 p.m., ET, and the game will be broadcast on ESPN2.

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