6th Ranked Duke Is Hosting Western Carolina Saturday Afternoon In Durham

6th ranked Duke is hosting Western Carolina Saturday afternoon in Durham.

Where?

On the hardwood!

Duke comes into the game with Western Carolina with record of 1-0 because though 6th ranked Duke was trailing Texas 33-32 at halftime of Dick Vitale Invitational Tuesday night Duke came back to win season opener 75-61 as Cam Boozer , Isaiah Evans Patrick Ngongba II scored 15, 23, 10 points.

As Cam Boozer who is a freshman forward scored 15 points he was 3-12 on field goals , 0-4 on 3 pointers , 9-12 on free throws. As Isaiah Evans who is a sophomore guard scored 23 points he was 7-13 on field goals 4-8 on 3 pointers 5-6 on free throws As Patrick Ngongba who is a sophomore center scored 10 points he was 4-7 on field goals, 2-3 on free to go along with 4 rebounds.

Following 6th ranked Duke trailing Texas 33-32 at halftime of Dick Vitale Invitational Tuesday night following coming back to win 75-61 Texas Head Coach Sean Miller had this to say about Duke freshman Cam Boozer who scored 15 points he was 3-12 on field goals , 0-4 on 3 pointers , 9-12 on free throws!

I think he’s one of the best players in the country I have a hard time there’s freshman who is beteer he’s a one man wrecking crew.

Following 6th ranked Duke trailing Texas 33-32 at halftime of Dick Vitale Invitational Tuesday night following coming back to win 75-61 Texas Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say how his team played defensively!

Our defense carried us the whole time we started to finish possessions without fouling we made it tough on them to score.

According to Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article312754703.html

Unlike Duke Western Carolina didn’t win their season opener comes into the game with Duke record of 0-1 because they lost to Cincinnati 94-63 on Monday November 3, 2025 in Cincinnati Ohio where Marcus Kell who is a forward was 4-12 on field goals to go along with 12 points , 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal Cord Stansberry was 9-19 on field goals to go along 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 steal where Julian SoulMaoro who is a guard was 5-12 on field goals to go along with 13 points, 5 rebounds , 1 assists.

Following Western Carolina’s 94-63 loss to Cincinnati in Cincinnati Ohio Head Coach Tim Craft said we really struggled to contain their post players (Miller, Thiam ) Miller had a double double 10 points, 10 rebounds.

Tip off is set for 1:30pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!

The game is televised on The CW with Rick Allen former Duke center former NBA center Mike Gminski!

Mike Gminski played for former Duke Head Coach now retired Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski from 1976-1980 where he was 1977-78 All ACC Tourney, 2x NCAA All Region, 2x Consensus All American ACC Player Of The Year in 1978-1979, 3x All ACC, 4x All ACC Tourney , 1976-1997 Rookie Of The Year before being drafted by the New Jersey Nets now the Brooklyn Nets Of NBA as the 7th pick in the 1st round of 1980 NBA Draft. In his NBA Career Mike Gminski played in 938 games averaged 11.7 points per game, 6.9 rebounds per game, 1.3 assists per game. Mike Gminski played 8 seasons for the New Jersey Nets now known as Brooklyn Nets before going to play 4 seasons before playing four seasons with Chicago.

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