Duke Defensively Held Stanford, Ebuka Okorie To 50 9 Points While Duke Offensively Scored 80 Points In 80-50 Win Saturday As Cameron Boozer, Isaiah Evans, Patrick Ngongba II Scored 30, 15, 13 Points

Legendary gridiron coach Paul Bear Bryant who was coach Alabama from 1958 -1982 said defense wins championships!

Duke’s defense on the court Saturday at Stanford didn’t help them win them a championship however, it did help them win them win the game 80-50 as they held Stanford freshman guard Ebuka Okorie to 3-9 on field goals , 1-5 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along with 1 rebound, 1 assists 9 points following him being 12-20 on field goals , 3-5 on 3 pointers , 9-11 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds, 9 assists 36 points Wednesday night in Stanford’s 95-90 win over Duke’s tobacco road rival North Carolina.

While Duke defensively shutdown Stanford’s Ebuka Okorie Duke offensively scored 80 points in 80 -50 win Saturday as Cameron Boozer who is a freshman who is a forward who is one of twin sons of former Duke forward, former NBA Forward former NBA player Carlos Boozer was 12-17 on field goals , 2-3 on 3 pointers , 4-8 on free throws to go along with 30 points, , 3 assists, 14 rebounds. Isaiah Evans who is a sophomore who is a guard was 5-9 1-2 on 3 pointers , 4-4 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds , 2 assists, 15 points. Patrick Ngongba who is a sophomore who is a center was 3-4 on field goals , 7-8 on free throws to go along 1 rebound , 3 assists, 13 points.

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On the hardwood in Stanford California!

With win at Stanford Saturday Duke improved to 17-1 overall 6-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is still leading the way in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.

Following Duke defensively holding Stanford Ebuka Okorie to 50 points Duke offensively scoring 80 points in 80-50 Saturday at Stanford Cameron Boozer who was 12-17 on field goals , 2-3 on 3 pointers , 4-8 on free throws to go along with 30 points, , 3 assists, 14 rebounds shared his thoughts by saying Last game, I feel like I started a little bit slow,”That’s been the thing for me. Just coming out and being the aggressor.”

Following Duke particularly Dame Sarr who is a freshman who is a guard defensively holding Stanford Ebuka Okorie to 50 points Duke offensively scoring 80 points in 80-50 Saturday at Stanford Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer shared his thoughts on Cameron Boozer who is one of the twin sons of former Duke forward former NBA forward Carlos Boozer was 12-17 on field goals , 2-3 on 3 pointers , 4-8 on free throws to go along with 30 points, , 3 assists, 14 rebounds.Ebuka Okorie to 3-9 on field goals , 1-5 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along with 1 rebound, 1 assists 9 points following him being 12-20 on field goals , 3-5 on 3 pointers , 9-11 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds, 9 assists 36 points Wednesday night in Stanford’s 95-90 win over Duke’s tobacco road rival North Carolina by saying “Part of what makes him special isn’t even the 30 and 14,”It’s that he didn’t love how he played in the last game, so he was wired to come out the next game and go dominate. That was a big reason why we got off to a good start, because his competitive level was there right away, at the highest level.”

“Okorie is a terrific player,His ability not just score but create -- when a guy has 36 and 9 we need to focus on him. We’re fortunate to have a big-time defender in Dame Sarr. It wasn’t about shutting him out just about making him work, and I thought collectively we did a great job bringing the fight to him, so to speak.”

Following Duke particularly Dame Sarr who is a freshman a guard defensively holding Stanford , Ebuka Okorie to 50 points Duke offensively scoring 80 points in 80-50 Saturday at Stanford Stanford Head Coach Kyle Smith shared his thoughts on Duke, freshman forward Cameron Boozer who is one of the twin sons of former Duke forward former NBA forward Carlos Boozer was was 12-17 on field goals , 2-3 on 3 pointers , 4-8 on free throws to go along with 30 points, , 3 assists, 14 rebounds by saying (Duke) seemed unfazed,”I thought we could get a little something, but Boozer would just make a play to squelch it, like “Not today boys.” One time he poked a 3 right after we scored, and it was like, ‘Give me a break.’”

According to Harold Gutmann News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article314292542.html

Duke isn’t going to be playing an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent during the week this week because they’re going to be working on themselves as team while preparing to play Wake Forest who they ‘re going to be matching up with once during 2025-2026 regular season with their only match up coming on Saturday January 24, 2026 in Durham.

While Duke doesn’t have an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent to play during the week this week Wake Forest is going to be playing SMU on Tuesday January 20, 2026 in Winston Salem!

Tip off for Duke, Wake Forest is set for 5:45pm Eastern Time from Cameron Indoor Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on CW Network!

Though,

who is commentating the game is to be determined!