The reintroduction of a player coming back from injury can go one of two ways. For Duke it didn’t quite go as planned. Freshman Tre Jones, who had missed Duke’s prior two games and the final 35 minutes of the Syracuse game re-entered the lineup against defensive-minded Georgia Tech. Coach K and staff worried about the effects of the noon time start on the energy of his young team and that worry was prophetic. The Blue Devils lack of energy coupled with the tough Georgia Tech zone defense put Duke at a halftime disadvantage off 2 points. The Yellow Jackets also controlled the glass in that first half to the tune of a 24 to 18 advantage.
Blue Devils Struggle in Jones’ Return but Rally to Down Georgia Tech 66-53
