DURHAM, N.C. – Zion Williamson was in street clothes on the bench, but the third-ranked Duke Blue Devils – energized by their electrifying home crowd -- were still too much for the Miami Hurricanes to handle.
Duke dismantled Miami’s offense, carved through UM’s defense, led 47-19 at the half and danced off the court with an 87-57 victory. The 28-point halftime deficit was the largest since Jim Larranaga took over the Miami program in 2011.
“That was a really disappointing performance for us,” said Larranaga. “Duke played really well, and their pressure defense bothered us from the start.