It looked early in this one like Duke might just blow the doors off it and make it a blowout. It opened with a lead within six minutes of play, and everything -- from the midrange to the post -- was working on offense for the Blue Devils.
It was a slog much of the rest of the night, however. The team finished 5-of from 3-point range and it was much worse when you extract garbage time , and of from the floor. The saving grace for Duke in this one was that it got to the line 30 times and converted 24 of those attempts into points. Duke has some options as it tries to replace sophomore sensation point guard Tre Jones but no one on the team had more than two assists, and the lack of shot-creation was a glaring weakness.
Duke got 11 points and four rebounds from Jaemyn Brakefield and 10 points and five boards from Jordan Goldwire, both of whom came off the bench.
But the bigger story was the unexpected wave of production Michigan State got from its reserve unit. Malik Hall, Julius Marble II and Foster Loyer added 27 points and 17 boards off the pine, each adding their own unique contribution to affect the game -- Marble with his size and interior scoring, Hall with his length and rebounding, and Loyer with his pesky style and energy.
Neither Michigan State nor Duke have the same top-end talent it had last season but both have depth for days that provide Izzo and Krzyzewski the flexibility of experimenting with different lineups if their teams stagnate. As the season moves along, rotations will solidify and stars will inevitably emerge, but having quality starters and a deep bench is a true luxury worth celebrating in a year where depth and pliability will likely be in need. How about these two tonight? GoGreen pic.
Final from Cameron ChampionsClassic pic. Timeout at the mark of the 2H. Assisted by Aaron Henry. Nick Ward made Jumper. Matt McQuaid made Dunk. Aaron Henry missed Jumper. Assisted by Matt McQuaid. Aaron Henry missed Three Point Jumper. Nick Ward missed Layup. Nick Ward missed Jumper. Kenny Goins missed Jumper. Cassius Winston made Layup. Xavier Tillman made Three Point Jumper. Xavier Tillman missed Jumper.
Aaron Henry made Dunk. Xavier Tillman made Dunk. Kenny Goins made Jumper. Aaron Henry made Jumper. Cassius Winston made Three Point Jumper.
Assisted by Kenny Goins. Kenny Goins made Three Point Jumper. Xavier Tillman missed Layup. Assisted by Xavier Tillman. RJ Barrett missed Jumper. The 6-foot Raleigh, North Carolina native continued his recent tear with a point, rebound performance. Wright is now averaging Michigan State's Aaron Henry was the hero of the night's other bubble battle as the Spartans outlasted Indiana The Spartans entered as a projected No.
Let's dive in to more from those games and the winners and losers from around the sport on a busy Tuesday night. It was the second straight game that Hurt has fouled out of -- both losses for the Blue Devils. Hurt has finished with four or five fouls in nine of 21 games he's played this season, which seems like a lot of foul trouble for a player who is not regularly bruising in the post on defense.
He finished with 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting but missed the most important moments of the game. Indiana's star Trayce Jackson-Davis has been phenomenal this season but turned in a dud as the Hoosiers lost their fourth straight.
He made just 1-of-5 shots from the field and finished with nine points and four fouls, which limited him to 27 minutes. It's the first time all season Jackson-Davis has failed to reach double figures, and the 27 minutes tied a season-low in a game when the Hoosiers desperately needed him to be at his best.
But the last two were a bit worrisome as the Crimson Tide lost by 15 at Arkansas and then struggled Saturday to squeak out a win over a mediocre Mississippi State team. It looked for a while against Auburn as if the spurt of sluggishness might continue as the Tigers hung with Alabama until midway through the second half.
A 3-pointer from John Petty Jr. Now SEC Alabama has reached the win mark for just the second time in the past eight years and cut down the nets to commemorate the SEC title it secured on Saturday.
Michigan's two losses this season have come by a combined 41 points after No. Losing to Illinois is not shameful, but losing to it by 23 points at home while the Illini are without star guard Ayo Dosunmu?
That's concerning. Rocket Watts misses two point floating jump shot. Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound. Jaemyn Brakefield misses three point jump shot. Matthew Hurt offensive rebound. Joshua Langford personal foul Matthew Hurt draws the foul. Matthew Hurt makes regular free throw 1 of 2. Matthew Hurt makes regular free throw 2 of 2. Joey Hauser makes three point jump shot Aaron Henry assists.
Matthew Hurt makes two point driving layup. Rocket Watts makes two point floating jump shot. Jeremy Roach turnover bad pass Marcus Bingham Jr. Rocket Watts makes two point pullup jump shot. Rocket Watts defensive rebound. Rocket Watts misses two point pullup jump shot. Rocket Watts personal foul DJ Steward draws the foul. Malik Hall shooting foul DJ Steward draws the foul.
Malik Hall makes two point turnaround jump shot. Jordan Goldwire misses two point pullup jump shot. Malik Hall misses two point layup. Malik Hall offensive rebound. Malik Hall misses two point tip shot. Foster Loyer makes three point jump shot Malik Hall assists. Foster Loyer defensive rebound. Julius Marble II makes two point layup.
Matthew Hurt makes two point layup Jaemyn Brakefield assists. Jaemyn Brakefield personal foul Aaron Henry draws the foul. Aaron Henry misses regular free throw 1 of 1.
Matthew Hurt personal foul Malik Hall draws the foul. Malik Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2. Malik Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2. Aaron Henry makes two point finger roll layup. Aaron Henry blocks DJ Steward's two point driving layup.
Matthew Hurt makes two point fadeaway jump shot DJ Steward assists. DJ Steward defensive rebound. Matthew Hurt misses two point layup.
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