NEW YORK — Grayson Allen carried No. 5 Duke to the 2K Classic title. It was quite a turnaround from a shoddy performance against Kentucky.
Allen scored a career-high 32 points, and the Blue Devils beat Georgetown, 86-84, on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
Derryck Thornton had 14 points and Matt Jones scored 11 points for the Blue Devils (4-1), who trailed by five at halftime.
Allen bounced back after he scored six points on 2-for-11 shooting in Tuesday night’s 74-63 loss to the second-ranked Wildcats.
The sophomore came off the bench and set a career high with 30 points in Friday night’s win over VCU, then returned to the starting lineup against the Hoyas and went 9-for-12 in his fourth game with at least 25 points.