CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Duke coach Jon Scheyer offered a challenge to star recruit Cameron Boozer at halftime of the Blue Devils' season opener Tuesday night against Texas, bluntly telling the 6-foot-9 freshman forward phenom that he was "playing soft."
Boozer got the message -- and then proceeded to take over the game.
After failing to score in the first half, Boozer rallied to finish with 15 points and 13 rebounds -- 10 of those after halftime -- as the sixth-ranked Blue Devils overcame a 33-32 halftime deficit to beat Texas 75-60 in the Dick Vitale Invitational at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte.