Duke, Kansas and Champions Classic
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The World’s Most Famous arena is no stranger to marquee basketball games between elite programs, and Tuesday night’s matchup will provide another opportunity for a
Duke is the 5th-ranked team in the country and has one of the most talented rosters it has had in recent history. Led by freshman phenom Cameron Boozer, the Blue Devils have won all four of their first games so far, including a neutral-site victory over Texas.
The Jayhawks, 2-0 against fourth-year Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer after going 5-8 versus Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski in a series that started in 1985, will tangle with the Blue Devils in a Champions Classic contest set for 8 p.m. Central at Madison Square Garden.
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Champions Classic takeaways: Michigan State, Duke pick up top-25 wins at Madison Square Garden
Michigan State looked dominant in its win over Kentucky, while Duke was able to outlast Kansas with Darryn Peterson sidelined due to injury.
The No. 5-ranked Duke basketball squad (5-0, 0-0 ACC) trailed for most of the first half of its 78-66 Champions Classic win over the No. 24 Kansas Jayhawks (3-2
The 4th-ranked Duke Blue Devils hit the road Tuesday night in non-conference play for a matchup with the Army Black Knights.
Indiana State is coming off a 64-55 win over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) on Monday following a 92-76 loss to Charlotte to start the season and a 104-73 win over Illinois Tech. The Sycamores have three players averaging 10 points or more per game: Ian Scott (14.3 ppg), Sterling Young (13) and Dereck Vorst (10.3).
The Kansas men’s basketball team fumbled away its first chance at a big win over a blue-blood opponent when it let North Carolina score 58 points in the second half of what became an 87-74 loss on Nov.
Dame Sarr shot only 22.2 percent from the field across the first two games of his Duke basketball freshman campaign. Game 3 was an entirely different story, to