Tre Jones can’t dunk.
But he sure can defend. Just ask Chris Lykes, Miami’s star point guard, after Jones held him scoreless for 28 minutes, keying Duke to an 87-57 win Saturday afternoon.
The win improves Duke’s mark to 13-3 ACC, 25-4 overall, while dropping Miami to 4-12, 12-16.
This was just the kind of low-drama game Duke needed, after a run of high-profile games, NBA stars, entourages, exploding basketball shoes.
It was never close, unless you consider 11-8 close. Duke never trailed and broke it open in the first half, outscoring the visitors 29-8 over the final 10 minutes of the first half.