Duke overcame a barrage of 3-pointers—and I do mean a barrage—to defeat The Citadel 107-81 Monday night. The win keeps the fifth-ranked Blue Devils undefeated at 6-0, while dropping the visitors to 3-2.
Duke never trailed. But the lead was in single digits in the early minutes of the second half at 57-48 before Duke’s superior talent finally broke The Citadel, a 10-0 run giving Duke a 19-point lead that was never threatened.
The game had a surreal opening. Minutes into the game Citadel coach Duggar Baucom collapsed on the Citadel bench. Acting head coach Jack Castleberry said after the game that Baucom’s prognosis was “positive.