DURHAM, N.C. -- Fourth-ranked Duke had 11 days to dwell on the loss that cost the Blue Devils their No. 1 ranking -- and more importantly, 11 days to finally spend some quality time on the practice court.
They wasted no time taking out their frustrations on Evansville.
Duke routed the Purple Aces 104-40 on Wednesday night behind a season-best 27 points from freshman Wendell Carter Jr. -- who said the team practiced every day during the break.
Practice time was scarce before that, with the Blue Devils playing 12 games and criss-crossing the country from Nov.