DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke males's basketball workforce tipped off its 2024-25 season with the annual Countdown to Craziness occasion on Friday, Oct. 4, inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The night time began with every participant on the Duke ladies's basketball workforce being launched to followers, head coach Kara Lawson addressing the group and the workforce taking part in a 12-minute scrimmage. The males's workforce was subsequent up for participant introductions, adopted by third-year head coach Jon Scheyer. The Blue Devils then performed two 10-minute video games, with Team White prevailing in recreation one, 20-17, whereas Team Blue pulled away in recreation two, 37-21.
Isaiah Evans led Team White in recreation one with eight factors, whereas Cooper Flagg led the workforce in recreation two with 9 factors. For Team Blue, Kon Knueppel scored eight factors within the first recreation earlier than Caleb Foster exploded for 14 factors, capturing an ideal 5-for-5 from the sector, in recreation two.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In recreation one, Darren Harris opened Team Blue's scoring with a fast-break three-pointer. Kon Knueppel added a three-pointer of his personal on the workforce's subsequent journey down the ground to make it an early six-point lead.
- Tyrese Proctor obtained Team White on the board from the charity stripe, simply over two minutes into motion. A 3-pointer from Sion James adopted by a runner by Cooper Flagg gave Team White its first lead of the night time, 7-6.
- Team White edged out Team Blue within the first recreation, 20-17. Knueppel led his workforce with eight factors alongside 4 rebounds and two assists, whereas Isaiah Evans' eight factors paced Team White within the first half.
- Team Blue raced out to a fast six-point lead in recreation two, earlier than Flagg's putback layup and reverse dunk on back-to-back possessions narrowed the margin to simply two, 6-4, for Team White.
- Khaman Maluach knocked down a three-pointer with simply over seven minutes on the clock. Following a response from deep by Proctor for Team White, back-to-back connections from past the arc by Caleb Foster and Neal Begovich gave their squad a double-digit lead, 17-7.
- At the media timeout of the second recreation, Team Blue held a 25-9 benefit. Two free throws by Evans pulled Team White inside 13 factors, 28-15, with two minutes remaining in recreation two, however Team Blue held on over the ultimate 90 seconds for the victory in recreation two, 37-21.
QUOTES
- “It's great to be back in Cameron, earlier than ever, but we wanted to that just so our guys could get a feel for what it's like playing here. For me, this is 14 or 15, in terms of Countdowns. And every time I see the crowd lining up of students, it's the best. I feel we have the pieces to have a really good team. You can see we're still far away from putting it all together, and we need to be a defensive-minded team. Naturally, as a younger team, you think about offense more. But for us, that's going to be the step where we can really become a special team, when we're thinking about defense first, second, and third, and then offense will take care of it itself. We have a group that plays hard naturally. They compete. It was amazing for me watching. Eight of the 10 players on the court have never played a game here in a Duke uniform. So, I'm just happy they could experience that.” – head coach Jon Scheyer
- “It's an unbelievable feeling. This is definitely one of the most competitive teams I've been on, so it's good to get out there and get the juices flowing in Cameron in front of the best fans in the world. I just like to remind everybody that we're blessed to be in the position that we are. Not a lot of players get to come and play at Duke and play in this environment. It's definitely a blessing, so just cherish the moment because it goes by quick. I remember last year, after Countdown, the season just flew by so fast. Cherish every moment.” – sophomore guard Caleb Foster
- “Incredible environment. You can't really describe it, the feeling when you're out there playing. It was a great feeling, just to be out there and get my first feel in Cameron. I can't wait [to play another team]. I look forward to that every single day. I'm just trying to get better in practice and looking forward to getting somebody else [to play against].” – freshman guard/ahead Cooper Flagg
UP NEXT
- Duke takes on Lincoln (Pa.) within the first of two exhibitions of the 2024-25 preseason. Tip-off inside Cameron Indoor Stadium is scheduled for 1 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 19.
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