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Our rebounding, free throw shooting and three point shooting were all pretty bad. Phillip Nolan, Amida Brimah and Rakim Lubin combined for one rebound. Duke went to the line 34 times and hit 25 while we went to the line 13 times and hit only 7. Both teams were pretty bad from the perimeter with Duke at 5 for 19 while we were just 3 for 12. Ryan Boatright was 3 for 5 and the rest of the team was 0 for 7.
Masked in the bad stats were great games from Ryan and Kentan Facey, who may have played his best game of the year with 9 boards and 14 points. Daniel Hamilton did not have a great game but he showed great potential. I have no doubt the he will be a star.
For us to lose by just 10 points to a Duke team loaded with talent was very impressive to me. I thought we played solid defense for most of the game and were very competitive. We need to find some perimeter shooters and get much better from the free throw line. We were out-talented last night, not out-played. I am confident that we will get better. I'll bet Duke is hoping that this is the last time they see us.
Masked in the bad stats were great games from Ryan and Kentan Facey, who may have played his best game of the year with 9 boards and 14 points. Daniel Hamilton did not have a great game but he showed great potential. I have no doubt the he will be a star.
For us to lose by just 10 points to a Duke team loaded with talent was very impressive to me. I thought we played solid defense for most of the game and were very competitive. We need to find some perimeter shooters and get much better from the free throw line. We were out-talented last night, not out-played. I am confident that we will get better. I'll bet Duke is hoping that this is the last time they see us.