So much for freshman nerves.
Duke easily avoided the upset bug that infected much of the college-basketball world Saturday night defeating Miami 95-62 in Coral Gables. Homecoming freshman Vernon Carey, Jr. led Duke with 24 points and 9 rebounds but it was classmate Cassius Stanley who jump-started the Blue Devils, scoring Duke’s first 7 points on the way to 20 points.
Sixteen of those points came in the first half.
Matthew Hurt added 13 points, Wendell Moore 6, giving Duke’s quartet of newcomers 63 of Duke’s points, with 24 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks.