Duke fought through injury and fatigue to win the Hall of Fame Tip-Off title against the Rhode Island Rams 75-65. Duke started a 4 guard lineup and brought sophomore Chase Jeter off the bench as the center was nursing an ankle from the previous days game. Duke was in for a battle with whichever team they faced but Danny Hurley’s Rams were ready for Duke and played them tough the entire game despite never taking a lead.
Big for Duke in this game was Amile Jefferson who added another double-double to his resume. Jefferson pulled down 15 rebounds and scored 17 points in 36 minutes for Duke and they would need each of them only edging out the Rams on the glass by a single rebound.