Duke Is Turning Their Attention Back To Atlantic Coast Conference Play Tuesday As They're Playing Notre Dame Following Edging Previously Top Ranked Michigan 68-63 Saturday In Washington DC
Duke previously played a non-conference opponent in top ranked Michigan in Edward Jones Showcase in Washington DC where then 3rd ranked Duke edged top ranked Michigan 68-63 on Saturday February 21, 2026 .
Where?
On the hardwood at Capital One Arena that is home to Washington Wizards of the NBA. Georgetown Men’s Basketball while Capital One Arena also hosts Washington Mystics of WNBA for select games.
As Duke edged 68-63 Michigan Saturday night in Edward Jones showcase Cameron Boozer Isaiah Evans, Caleb Foster , Nikolas Khamenia , Patrick Ngongba II led the way offensively.
Cameron Boozer who is a freshman who is a forward who is the son of former Duke forward former NBA forward Carlos Boozer was 6-10 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers , 5-7 on free throws to go along with 10 rebounds , 7 assists , 18 points. Isaiah Evans who is a sophomore who is a guard was 5-15 on field goals , 2-9 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along two rebounds , 14 points. Caleb Foster who is a junior guard was 4-9 on field goals , 2-3 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along 4 rebounds , 4 assists 12 points. Nikolas Khamenia who is a freshman who is a guard was 3-4 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers, free throws to go along 9 rebounds, 1 assists , 6 points. Patrick Ngongba II who is a sophomore who is a center was 4-8 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers , 3-5 on free throws to go to go along 6 rebounds, 2 assists , 11 points.
As a team Duke was 25-55 for 45 % on field goals was 6-19 on 3 pointers for 32% was 12-17 from free throw line for 71 %
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While defensively Duke held Michigan to 22-55 on field goals for 40 % 6-25 on 3 pointers for 24 %. Yaxel Lendenborg who is a senior who is a forward was 7-15 on field goals , 3-9 on 3 pointers to go along 7 rebounds, 21 points . Morquez Johnson Jr. who is a sophomore a forward was 5-10 on field goals, 1-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 6 rebounds, 1 assists , 13 points . Aday Mara who is a junior who is a center was 4-4 on field goals to go along 4 rebounds, 1 assists , 10 points. Elliott Cadeau who is a former North Carolina guard who is a junior was 1-8 on field goals , 1-6 on 3 pointers to go along 6 rebounds, 1 assists 8 points. LJ Caston who is a sophomore who is a guard was 3-6 on field goals 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 7 points . Roddy Gayle Jr. who is a senior who is a guard was 1-2 on field goals to go along 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 points . Trey McKenney who is a freshman who is a guard was 1-6 on field goals , 0-3 on 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds, 2 points.
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Following 3rd ranked Duke edging top ranked Michigan 68-63 Saturday night in Edward Jones Capital Showcase in Washington DC Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer shared his thoughts on Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer who was was 6-10 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers , 5-7 on free throws to go along with 10 rebounds , 7 assists , 18 points . Patrick Ngongba II who is a sophomore who is a center was 4-8 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers , 3-5 on free throws to go to go along 6 rebounds, 2 assists , 11 points. by saying This guy, he’s doing everything,Assists, rebounds, scoring, taking care of the ball, fouling.” “I thought he protected our basket well,”That made a big difference for our defense.”
Though,
Head Coach Jon Scheyer wasn’t the only Head Coach to share his thoughts on Duke players as Michigan Head Coach Dusty May shared his thoughts on Nikolas Khamenia who is a freshman guard who was 3-4 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers, free throws to go along 9 rebounds, 1 assists , 6 points Patrick Ngongba II who is s a sophomore who is a center was 4-8 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers , 3-5 on free throws to go to go along 6 rebounds, 2 assists , 11 points by saying I thought his energy and effort ... he wanted it a little bit more,”
He was load down low,”
Following then 3rd ranked Duke edging top ranked Michigan 68-63 Saturday night in Edward Jones Capital Showcase in Washington DC Cameron Boozer who was who is a freshman who is a forward who is the son of former Duke forward former NBA forward Carlos Boozer was 6-10 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers , 5-7 on free throws to go along with 10 rebounds , 7 assists , 18 points shared his thoughts by saying Overall it was a great team win. Overall, as a team, we all made winning plays,”
According to Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article314711224.html
Following then 3rd ranked Duke edging then top ranked Michigan 68-63 in Washington DC Saturday Duke is turning their attention back to Atlantic Coast Conference play Tuesday as they’re playing Notre Dame.
Where?
On the hardwood in South Bend!
Following 3rd ranked Duke edging top ranked Michigan 68-63 Saturday night in Edward Jones Capital Showcase in Washington DC Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer shared his thoughts on Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer who was was 6-10 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers , 5-7 on free throws to go along with 10 rebounds , 7 assists , 18 points . Patrick Ngongba II who is a sophomore who is a center was 4-8 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers , 3-5 on free throws to go to go along 6 rebounds, 2 assists , 11 points. by saying This guy, he’s doing everything,Assists, rebounds, scoring, taking care of the ball, fouling.” “I thought he protected our basket well,”That made a big difference for our defense.”
Though,
Head Coach Jon Scheyer wasn’t the only Head Coach to share his thoughts on Duke players as Michigan Head Coach Dusty May shared his thoughts on Nikolas Khamenia who is a freshman guard who was 3-4 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers, free throws to go along 9 rebounds, 1 assists , 6 points Patrick Ngongba II who is s a sophomore who is a center was 4-8 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers , 3-5 on free throws to go to go along 6 rebounds, 2 assists , 11 points by saying I thought his energy and effort ... he wanted it a little bit more,”
He was load down low,”
Following 3rd ranked Duke edging top ranked Michigan 68-63 Saturday night in Edward Jones Capital Showcase in Washington DC Cameron Boozer who was who is a freshman who is a forward who is the son of former Duke forward former NBA forward Carlos Boozer was 6-10 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers , 5-7 on free throws to go along with 10 rebounds , 7 assists , 18 points shared his thoughts by saying Overall it was a great team win. Overall, as a team, we all made winning plays,”
According to Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article314711224.html
Duke is turning their attention back to Atlantic Coast Conference play Tuesday night as they’re playing Notre Dame in South Bend.
Duke comes into the game with Notre Dame in South Bend top ranked in week 16 AP Top 25 Poll because they edged previously top ranked Michigan 68-63 Saturday night in Edward Jones Showcase in Washington DC. Duke comes into the with Notre Dame with record of 25-2 overall is 13-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference because they beat Syracuse Monday February 16, 2026 101 -64 in Durham.
As Duke beat Syracuse 101 -64 five players scored in double figures!
Those players were Cameron Boozer who is a freshman who is a forward who was 8-10 on field goals, 1-1 on 3 pointers, 5-6 on free throws to along with 12 rebounds, 2 assists 22 points. Isiah Evans who is a sophomore who is a guard was 8-13 on field goals , 3-6 on on on 3 pointers Patrick Ngongba II who is a sophomore a center was 5-10 on field goals , 2-2 on free throws to go along 7 rebounds, 2 assists , 12 points. Cayden Boozer who is Cameron Boozer’s twin brother was 5-6 on field goals , 2-3 on 3 pointers to go along 1 rebound, 4 assists , 12 points. Nikolas Khamenia who is a freshman who is a guard was 5-7 on field goals , 3-3 on 3 pointers , 1-1 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds , 1 assists, 14 points.
As a team Duke shot 38-61 for 62 % on field goals 12-20 on 3 pointers for 60 % , 13-20 on free throws for 65 %.
According to espn app
Following quick turn around being no problem for Duke as they beat Syracuse 101-64 Monday night in Durham Cameron Boozer who is a freshman who is a forward who was 8-10 on field goals, 1-1 on 3 pointers, 5-6 on free throws to along with 12 rebounds, 2 assists 22 points shared his thoughts on the fans, spectators who refer to themselves as Cameron Crazies by saying you heard the fans the last 20 seconds chanting our house! ‘and that means something
Following quick turn around being no problem for Duke as they beat Syracuse 101-64 Monday night in Durham Patrick Ngongba II who was is a sophomore a center was 5-10 on field goals , 2-2 on free throws to go along 7 rebounds, 2 assists , 12 points. shared his thoughts by saying we never let up we kept our foot on the pedal the whole game . That was the difference and defense . That always comes first for us.
Following quick turn around being no problem for Duke as they beat Syracuse 101-64 Monday night in Durham Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer shared his thoughts by saying I loved the sharing we had 21 assists and four turnovers . I think really tells the story . I thought transition really showed tonight . We’ve been searching for a little bit and I thought it was guys making simple plays . I just thought the connectivity was at a high level tonight.
According to Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article314711164.html
Notre Dame comes into the only regular season match up with Duke with record of 12-15 overall 3-11 in the Atlantic Coast Conference isn’t ranked in AP Top 25 Poll is fifteenth in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they lost their previous Atlantic Coast Conference game on Saturday February 21, 2026 what was a 73-68 loss to Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania As Notre Dame lost to Pittsburgh on Saturday 73-68 Cole Certa who is a sophomore who is a guard was 6-18 on field goals , 2-12 on 3 pointers , 2-3 from free throw line to go along 2 rebounds, 1 assists , 16 points. Logan Imes who is a junior who is a guard was 4-10 on field goals , 1-5 on 3 pointers , 3-4 from free throw line to go along 8 rebounds 12 points. Ryder Frost who is a freshman who is a forward was 4-5 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds, 1 assists , 12 points.
As a team
According to espn app
Following Notre Dame’s 73-68 loss to Pittsburgh Saturday in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Notre Dame Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry shared his thoughts by saying
Congratulations to Pitt. They’re fighting and clawing just like we’re . I thought they were better then us today in a lot of other areas today!
According to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkAn2ZZVKWM
Tip -off is set for 7:00pm from Purcell Pavilion!
The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Kevin Brown, Cory Alexander commentating!
Kevin Brown serves as a play-by-play commentator on several college sports across ESPN platforms, including football, basketball and softball. He also calls NCAA championship action, serving as a voice on the NCAA Div. I Hockey Championship and Women’s College World Series dayside coverage. Brown has also called Little League games on ESPN, and MLB on ESPN Radio.
In addition to his duties at ESPN, Brown is a TV and radio commentator for the Baltimore Orioles, a role he began in 2019.
From 2010 to 2017, he was the director of broadcasting and media relations for the Syracuse Chiefs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. He was also the lead voice of the team, calling radio and television broadcasts.
Brown is a graduate of Newhouse School at Syracuse University with a degree in broadcast journalism.
Cory Alexander joined ESPN in 2009, working as college basketball analyst on ESPN and ACC Network.
Before joining ESPN, Alexander worked as an analyst for the University of Virginia radio network and was an ACC Network commentator for Raycom Sports. He launched the Cory Alexander Basketball School in August 1995 and he still operates it as the owner and president.
His last season in the NBA came with the Charlotte Bobcats in 2004-2005, and he previously played for the Orlando Magic and Denver Nuggets. His first three seasons were spent with the San Antonio Spurs after they drafted him 29th overall in the first round of the 1995 NBA Draft.
A 1995 graduate from the University of Virginia with a bachelor of science degree in psychology, Alexander is a native Waynesboro, Va. A four-year letterwinner, he ranks eighth in UVA history with 401 assists and 24th on their all-time scoring list with 1,286 points. Alexander earned second-team All-ACC honors and a gold medal at the FIBA U21 World Championship in 1993. Alexander was a McDonald’s All-American and Parade First Team All-American in 1991 at Oak Hill Academy (Va.).
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