Duke came into this game, just like their last game with a last minute scratch in sophomore Mark Mitchell. Mitchell tweaked his ankle this week and was held out for precaution. With the outcome never really a factor the Blue Devils soldiered on with Ryan Young taking Mitchell’s spot in the starting lineup against the Dartmouth Big Green. Dartmouth, a team that employs the 5 out offense coupled with their ability to execute back cuts with efficiency, was the exact team to schedule to test the Blue Devils defensively.
Unable to play their switching defense for a lot of the game with Mark Mitchell being out, the Blue Devils showed their youth at times surrendering several backdoor cut layups and left a few open shooters.