Duke fell at Miami Monday night, 81-59. It wasn’t really that close. Duke played very poorly.
The first half went just about as we feared it might: a young team that played heavy minutes Saturday against its biggest rival came out and played soft and flat. Duke had 11 turnovers and shot just 34.4 percent overall and just 1-8 on three pointers in the first period.
Kyle Filipowski played well before halftime with nine boards, nine points and three steals and Ryan Young did well. So did Dereck Lively, who had three blocks and five points.
Overall though, Duke was just out-toughed in the first half.