It wasn’t an aesthetic masterpiece. I don’t think anyone expected that.
But grit counts for something too. After a 13-day absence which included virtually no practice time, Duke returned to the court Tuesday night with a 69-57 win over Georgia Tech.
Of course, Tech had a 10-day pause before resuming play two days ago against Louisville.
The win ran second-ranked Duke’s ACC record to 2-0, 12-1 overall. Tech dropped to 0-3 in the conference, 6-7 overall.
The Blue Devils clearly were rusty and had lost some conditioning during the layoff. But they dominated inside and held the visitors to 33 percent shooting from the field and that was enough.