The way the Blue Devils began the day against Notre Dame, one would think they blew the doors off. The Blue Devils went up 14-0 against the Irish on the back of stellar defense and shot-making. The Irish would not be deterred, they had themselves a day from beyond the arc, shooting well over 50% (58.3) for the game. The Blue Devils stayed the course, but Notre Dame stayed within range, even hitting a last second shot before the half to pull within 8 of the Blue Devils at the break.
Duke seemed, at least for a while, like they’d figured out the Irish, pushing the second half lead to as much as 18.