The Duke basketball team had been struggling and no one could really figure out why.
It’s defense that had been dominant for the first two months of the season was getting shredded and it felt like there was no adjustment that could be made to fix it.
Lipscomb scored 45 points in the first half. An injured and foul trouble riddled Texas Tech squad hung 82 points on the Blue Devils, 46 coming in the second half, and Georgia Tech and Florida State, two bottom dwellers in the ACC, scored 79 and 87 points, respectively.
It was all trending towards another defensive disappointment against Louisville on Tuesday night and the worst-case scenario was unfolding in real time as the Cardinals posted 47 points in the first half and led by nine at halftime.