Cameron Boozer , Isaiah Evans , Patrick Ngongba II Scored 16, 13, 18, Points, Duke Beat Kansas 78-66 Tuesday Night In Champions Classic At Madison Square Garden Who Was Playing Without Darryn Peterson

Duke was at full strength Tuesday night in the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden!

Though,

I can’t say the same for Kansas because they were playing without Darryn Peterson who is freshman guard who has hamstring injury who on the season is averaging 21.5 points , 3.5 rebounds , 3.0 assists while shooting 60% who was ruled out before the game by Head Coach Bill Self by saying.

We’re not obviously gonna have him, at least for the immediate future. I just don’t know how long that’ll be.” Self said. “We’ve got some things to discuss, but he’s got tightness in his right hamstring. He’s getting the best treatment. He wants to be out there so bad, but I’m not gonna put him out there until he feels well.”

According to Jeff Goodman’s Field of 68 article https://www.on3.com/sites/field-of-68/news/kansas-darryn-peterson-out-champions-classic/

Cameron Boozer , Isaiah Evans , Patrick Ngongba scored 16, 13, 18 points, Duke beat Kansas 78-66 in Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden who was playing without Darryn Peterson.

Following Cameron Boozer, Isaiah Evans, Patrick Ngongba scoring 16, 13, 18, points beating Kansas 78-66 at Madison Square Garden who was playing without Darryn Peterson Cameron Boozer who is a freshman a forward was 7-17 on field goals , 1-4 on 3 pointers, 3-5 on free throws to go along with 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 18 points. Isaiah Evans who is a sophomore a guard was 5-11 on field goals , 3-3 on free throws 3-7 on 3 pointers to go along 4 rebounds, 3 assists . Patrick Ngongba II who is a sophomore a center was 4-4 on field goals 5-7 on free throws to go along with 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

As a team Duke was 27-58 on field goals for 47% 7-26 on 3 pointers for 27 % , 7-26 on free throws to go along with 41 rebounds 17 assists.

According to espnapp

Following Cameron Boozer , Isaiah Evans, Patrick Ngongba scoring 16, 13, 18 points following Duke beating Kansas Tuesday night in Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden who was playing without Darryn Peterson Cam Boozer had this to say!

“A lot of people might say that because we’re a young team, we might be soft, we might not be ready for games like this,”

But I think we’ve shown that we are. Just through our toughness and our competitiveness. We’ve shown it in spurts every game. I don’t think we’ve put together a full 40 minutes of it yet, but when we do it’s going to be special.”

“I have to take what the defense gives me,“They were doubling me a lot in the first half and the second half they weren’t doubling me as much. So in the first half those passes were there, and in the second half I was able to be more aggressive.”

Following Cameron Boozer , Isaiah Evans, Patrick Ngongba scoring 16, 13, 18 points following Duke beating Kansas Tuesday night in Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden who was playing without Darryn Peterson Isaiah Evans had this to say about hitting, making 3 pointer!

I noticed (Melvin) Council was stretched out across the 3-point line,”So I just stepped out a little farther.”

Following Cameron Boozer , Isaiah Evans, Patrick Ngongba scoring 16, 13, 18 points following Duke beating Kansas Tuesday night in Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden who was playing without Darryn Peterson Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say about Isaiah Evans 3 pointer that he made as shot clock expired!

“Those aren’t easy situations to be in, especially if it’s your first time in the Garden like some of these guys, or if it’s your second or your third,

I thought especially down the stretch, some of those plays, we just showed great poise. It’s what it’s all about.

According to Luke Decock News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/luke-decock/article312947913.html

Duke is going to return to Madison Square Garden to oppose Texas Tech on Saturday December 20, 2025!

For now though they’re going to get ready for The Brotherhood Run their next opponent in Niagara who’s Head Coach is former Duke guard Greg Paulus who they host Friday night in Durham.

Greg Paulus had a successful four-year playing career at Duke (2005-09). A three-year starter and two-time captain for Duke, he played on three ACC Championship teams and four NCAA Tournament teams, helping Duke to a combined 112-28 record while leading the team in assists in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

As a freshman in 2006, Paulus was a member of the ACC All-Freshman First Team, the ACC All-Tournament Second Team and a second-team freshman All-American while averaging 6.7 points and 5.2 assists. He is one of just four freshmen in ACC history to lead the league in assists. He scored 1,193 career points at Duke and ranks among the career top 10 in assists (468), three-point field goals (210) and three-point field goal percentage (.398).

According to https://purpleeagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/greg-paulus/1081

Unlike Duke,

Niagara lost their previous game on Monday when they opposed Lemoyne lost 74-68 in Syracuse New York where Reggie Prudhomme who is a guard a senior was 5-8 on field goals , 5-7 on 3 pointers to go along 8 rebounds , 3 assists 15 points. Justin Hawkins who is a forward a senior was 3-9 on field goals , 4-4 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds, 4 assists , 3 steals. Vice Zanki who is a junior a forward was 5-9 on field goals , 4-7 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along with 2 rebounds, 2 assists , 2 steals.

As a team Niagara shot 22-55 on field goals for 40 % , 13-28 on 3 pointers for 46 % , 11-14 on free throws for 79%

According to espn app

Following Niagara’s loss to Lemoyne Head Coach Greg Paulus had this to say!

I don’t feel bad at all losing to LeMoyne they deserved to win said the loss is a valuable learning experience for his team rather then negative set back.

According to ESPN App

Tip off for Duke, Niagara is set for 7:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ACC Network with Evan Lepler, Dan Bonner, Jim Boeheim commentating!

Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim joined ESPN as a college basketball analyst in December 2023 after 47 years at Syracuse. Boeheim calls games on ESPN and ACC Network and provides studio analysis on Nothing But Net, ACCN’s signature basketball show.

Boeheim retired in March 2023 after 44 remarkable years as the head coach of his alma mater, finishing his career as the second winningest coach in history behind only Mike Krzyzewski. Syracuse made 34 trips to the NCAA Tournament with Boeheim as the head coach, including Final Four appearances in four straight decades (1987, 1996, 2003, 2013, and 2016). The Orange won the national championship in 2003.

Boeheim was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005. In addition to his work with Syracuse, Boeheim served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Olympic teams that won gold medals in 2008, 2012 and 2016, and the World Cup in 2010 and 2014.

According to https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/jim-boeheim/