It wasn’t an inspirational season opener or anything, but Duke beat Army, 84-50. And while it wasn’t a beautiful game – in fact, there were some obvious flaws – there was still a lot to discuss. So let’s just jump in.
First, Duke held Army to 18-52 from the floor (35 percent) and 8-30 from the line (27 percent). Yes, it was Army, yes Duke had a major talent and size advantage, but even so, that’s indicative of pretty good defense. Army is a disciplined team, as you might expect, but even so, Duke’s defense was solid. Army had a total of 24 turnovers and at least six shot clock violations.