The Duke basketball program wrapped up exhibition play with an 83-76 victory on the road against Tennessee on October 26th. However, with the preseason winding down, the starting small forward battle between 5-star freshmen Nikolas Khamenia and Dame Sarr is continuing to heat up. Throughout the summer, it felt like Sarr was the frontrunner to be the day one starter at the three spot, but through exhibition play, Khamenia could be gaining ground on the Italian wing. Sarr sat out in Duke's first exhibition game against UCF as he dealt with an oblique injury, and solid play from Khamenia could push Blue Devils' head coach Jon Scheyer to start Khamenia when his squad opens up the regular season against Texas.
Key battle for starting spot heating up as Duke basketball wraps up exhibition play
