In the Empire Classic, Duke Shows How Many Ways It Can Win

Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 22: Cassius Stanley #2 of the Duke Blue Devils reacts after a basket in the second half of their game against the Georgetown Hoyas at Madison Square Garden on November 22, 2019 in New York City.Different players on different nights. Heck, different players in different halves. Through six games, including an Empire Classic championship clinched Friday night, the number of ways this Duke team can win games continues to be the theme of the early season.

Consider how many players had to fill a key role in Duke’s hard fought 81-73 victory over Georgetown. Duke found themselves down 11 in the first half, and freshman Matthew Hurt,…