It was the Blue Devils worst first half of the season and its worst first half since the win over North Carolina at Cameron Indoor last season.
Duke was only to manage 33 points in the first 20 minutes, and why that is a good number for most teams in the country, the Blue Devils just lacked energy in the first half going into the locker room only winning by nine points.
The Hawks were still able to keep it close until the under eight minute media timeout, but Hartford’s best player, John Carroll, fouled out early in the second half and the team just could not come back from that.