And just like that the college basketball season began for Coach K’s last season and the return of Duke Basketball. Duke versus Kentucky on the grandest stage – Madison Square Garden. This why you go to Duke, this is why you go to Kentucky. The game did not disappoint.
Both teams came out with energy – this was not going to be a repeat of 118-84 from 2018, both teams came to play. Wendell Moore gave Duke the first lead of the game at 2-0 and Duke never led in the first half by more than 7 and ended the first half with a 4 point lead on the strength of 12 points from Paolo Banchero on his way to 22 for the game.