Sluggish Duke Pushes Through in the Second Half Against UIW 72-46; 17 Points for Maluach

Death. Taxes. And December games before exams played at a subpar level. It’s as inevitable as snow in Alaska. Duke came out and was as flat as Kyrie Irving’s view of the Earth, and to Incarnate Words credit, they felt it and capitalized when they could. Duke started slowly on both ends as the Cardinals hustled. Neither team really shot the ball well, but the away team gritted out loose balls, grabbed 6 points off of Duke turnovers, and added 4 second chance points;that comprised nearly half of their first half total. Duke, well, they couldn’t throw it in the ocean from a cruise ship. The first half offensive numbers were abysmal for the Blue Devils, who shot 33.3% from the field, less than half that percentage from beyond the arc. The Blue Devils still managed to eke out a 7-point lead at the half (28-21).

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