Jim’s Take On Duke’s Championship Classic Win Over Kentucky

Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 09: Mark Williams #15 of the Duke Blue Devils dunks the ball against Sahvir Wheeler #2 of the Kentucky Wildcats during the State Farm Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden on November 09, 2021 in New York City.Freshmen Trevor Keels and Paolo Banchero led Duke to a 79-71 win over Kentucky in the season-opening Champions Classic in Madison Square Garden Tuesday night.

Note the placement of the names. Not that Banchero wasn’t everything he was advertised to be. Despite sitting out portions of the second half with leg cramps, Banchero had 22 points and 7 rebounds.

But Keels was the story. He led everyone with 25 points, many of…