Never in doubt? Not exactly. A middle-of-the-pack Patriot League team full of heady, tough-nosed, hot-shooting Army cadets forced Duke basketball fans to squirm infinitely longer than they anticipated when watching the Blue Devils’ 94-72 home win against their head coach’s alma mater on Veterans Day.
The Black Knights kept the Blue Devils’ lead to within single digits at the half. They were within six with under 12 minutes to play in the game.
Yes, it was the sweet long-range strokes in the next moments from freshmen wings Cam Reddish (set a Duke freshman record by knocking down seven threes) and R.