Duke had an interesting game against Maryland Eastern Shore Saturday in several ways.
First, Jeremy Roach missed the 82-55 win, apparently to rest his toe (you’ll recall he banged it up over Thanksgiving).
Second, Dariq Whitehead took his game to another level.
And third, UMES is not that bad.
You might look at the score and think well, Duke rolled. And they did. But the Hawks are a smart, well-coached team, and are they ever quick.
They just had less talent.
But they were quick enough to get 14 steals and to dart by Duke defenders on many occasions.