Duke used its defense to pull away from a dangerous Yale squad Saturday evening, defeating the Bulldogs 91-58. The win runs Duke’s record to 9-1 going into a 10-day exam break.
Yale starts three seniors and two juniors and came into Cameron 4-2, with wins over California and Miami.
So, this was no Stetson.
The opening 12 minutes or so suggested a fight to the finish might be in store. Yale led by four points at 4-0, 8-4 and 10-6. Duke didn’t take its first lead until an R.J. Barrett layup made it 17-15, with more than seven minutes gone and didn’t take the lead for good until an Alex O’Connell-3 made it 24-22, with 7:56 left in the half.