MBB: Duke 75, Boston College 50 Post Game Thread

[Bob Green]

Discuss the game here.

[Furniture]

Nice job!

[lotusland]

Maybe it was BC's lack of offense but Duke's defense looked great tonight. It was nice to watch and easy win for a change,

[-bdbd]

Great games for Austin, Seth, Miles and, towards the end, Andre.

Very workman-like. Took control late in the first, and didn't let up in the second. Even got to see some of the guys down the bench. Good warm-up for Tallahassee, on Thursday at 7pm.


ESPN's box:
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320500103

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Duke Blue Devils
STARTERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Seth Curry, G 4-8 3-4 7-7 3 5 2 1 0 6 0 18
Austin Rivers, G 7-13 2-5 0-1 0 7 2 0 0 2 1 16
Miles Plumlee, F 3-5 0-0 3-7 4 10 2 0 0 4 3 9
Mason Plumlee, F 1-5 0-0 1-1 2 3 1 0 1 3 4 3
Tyler Thornton, G 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2
BENCH FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Andre Dawkins, G 5-11 3-7 0-0 0 5 0 0 0 1 2 13
Ryan Kelly, F 2-8 1-2 0-0 2 8 3 0 0 0 0 5
Quinn Cook, G 1-2 1-2 2-2 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 5
Michael Gbinije, G-F 1-2 0-1 2-2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4
Todd Zafirovski, F 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Josh Hairston, F 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
Marshall Plumlee, F 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
25-57 10-22 15-20 12 42 14 3 2 18 18 75
43.9% 45.5% 75.0%

Boston College Eagles
STARTERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Ryan Anderson, F 6-12 2-3 7-10 2 8 1 1 1 2 1 21
Matt Humphrey, G 3-6 3-6 3-4 0 3 3 2 0 4 2 12
Jordan Daniels, G 3-8 0-2 0-0 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 6
Dennis Clifford, C 2-7 0-0 1-2 0 4 0 0 1 2 4 5
Lonnie Jackson, G 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 2 2 0 2 4 0
BENCH FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
John Cahill, G 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3
Ryan Kilcullen, F 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Eddie Odio, F 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
KC Caudill, C 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Gabe Moton, G 0-2 0-1 0-1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
Danny Rubin, G 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Deirunas Visockas, G 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
15-44 6-18 14-21 2 20 9 6 2 14 17 50
34.1% 33.3% 66.7%

[dukedrummer]

Slow start defensively during the 10 minutes, but not as bad as previous games.. BC was 5 of 5 to start. Though once we had the lead we played with heart.

Go Duke!!!

DukeDrummer

[dukeballboy88]

I love the way this team plays on offense. They have several weapons that can carry them to victory. One guy doesnt have to do it every night and that makes this team very dangerous. I smell a deep run in the ACC and NCAA tourney.

[ncexnyc]

A nice methodical, workmanlike effort. Austin and Seth continue to develop as an excellent backcourt. After all of the recent nailbiters this one was downright boring, but extremely appreciated, as I couldn't take another stressful game on such a short turnaround.

[Ultrarunner]

Well, I am quite appreciative of the fact that the team didn't do another stress test on my heart.

Defense looked better in nearly every particular. Pretty ugly offense in the first half when the shots didn't drop.

Good to see the bench get some extended time both for their development and also to rest Austin and a couple of the other starters. Mason got his rest by not playing very smart which is a bit unusual for him. Miles would have a double-double if he could hit a free throw.

Funniest play of the game was the inbounds by Austin (think it was Austin - I watch on a pretty lousy feed to the pc). Would not have been nearly so funny in a close game.

[Saratoga2]

Interesting that Alex Murphy got into the game. Lots of combinations for coach K to look at and some rest for the starters.

[hq2]

Taking care of business against a bad team (both young and not all that talented).
Nice to see silent G make a little noise at the end; be good to have him available
for defense at the 3 spot in the NCAAs. Austin looking awesome as (nearly) always.

[Bluedog]

Interesting that Alex Murphy got into the game. Lots of combinations for coach K to look at and some rest for the starters.

Alex did not get into the game. The box score you were looking at must be incorrect as they often are during the game. Silent G did though, which was nice. I certainly liked his dunk and his D. Hard to tell if our defense was really good or BC's offense is just really bad. Either way, enjoyable win. Blowouts are a lot less stressful to watch.

[mo.st.dukie]

Interesting that Alex Murphy got into the game. Lots of combinations for coach K to look at and some rest for the starters.

Murphy still had his warmup on at the end. Zaf was in the game at the end.

[gwlaw99]

Interesting that Alex Murphy gHot into the game. Lots of combinations for coach K to look at and some rest for the starters.

Murphy played??

[Olympic Fan]

Interesting that Alex Murphy got into the game. Lots of combinations for coach K to look at and some rest for the starters.

Murphy did not get in the game.

ESPN has been listing him time after time this season. I'm not sure what the foulup is.

[Saratoga2]

Great games for Austin, Seth, Miles and, towards the end, Andre.

Very workman-like. Took control late in the first, and didn't let up in the second. Even got to see some of the guys down the bench. Good warm-up for Tallahassee, on Thursday at 7pm.


ESPN's box:
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Duke Blue Devils
STARTERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Seth Curry, G 4-8 3-4 7-7 3 5 2 1 0 6 0 18
Austin Rivers, G 7-13 2-5 0-1 0 7 2 0 0 2 1 16
Miles Plumlee, F 3-5 0-0 3-7 4 10 2 0 0 4 3 9
Mason Plumlee, F 1-5 0-0 1-1 2 3 1 0 1 3 4 3
Tyler Thornton, G 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2
BENCH FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Andre Dawkins, G 5-11 3-7 0-0 0 5 0 0 0 1 2 13
Ryan Kelly, F 2-8 1-2 0-0 2 8 3 0 0 0 0 5
Quinn Cook, G 1-2 1-2 2-2 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 5
Michael Gbinije, G-F 1-2 0-1 2-2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 4
Todd Zafirovski, F 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Josh Hairston, F 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
Marshall Plumlee, F 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
25-57 10-22 15-20 12 42 14 3 2 18 18 75
43.9% 45.5% 75.0%

Boston College Eagles
STARTERS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Ryan Anderson, F 6-12 2-3 7-10 2 8 1 1 1 2 1 21
Matt Humphrey, G 3-6 3-6 3-4 0 3 3 2 0 4 2 12
Jordan Daniels, G 3-8 0-2 0-0 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 6
Dennis Clifford, C 2-7 0-0 1-2 0 4 0 0 1 2 4 5
Lonnie Jackson, G 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 2 2 0 2 4 0
BENCH FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
John Cahill, G 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3
Ryan Kilcullen, F 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Eddie Odio, F 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
KC Caudill, C 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Gabe Moton, G 0-2 0-1 0-1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
Danny Rubin, G 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Deirunas Visockas, G 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
TOTALS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
15-44 6-18 14-21 2 20 9 6 2 14 17 50
34.1% 33.3% 66.7%

Game tracker listed Alex Murphy in the game for a couple of minutes. Was that wrong or did you miss him?

[Bluedog]

Game tracker listed Alex Murphy in the game for a couple of minutes. Was that wrong or did you miss him?

Game tracker is wrong.

[Newton_14]

Maybe it was BC's lack of offense but Duke's defense looked great tonight. It was nice to watch and easy win for a change,

Even though BC is a bad team, Duke did a nice job on defense tonight. The communication, switching, and rotations were sharp on the whole. They closed on shooters quickly as well. Amazing how the guys play much better defense on the road than they do at home. That is a bizarre trait with this team. 6 ACC road wins for this team is darn impressive. If they can somehow steal one at FSU and run the table on the road it will be a special accomplishment.

It took awhile, but the offense finally got going tonight. Austin was solid the entire game (lob pass to the shot clock notwithstanding ) and can I just state that Austin continues to get hosed on his drives! The charge call on him in the first half was ridiculously horrible. He split the defenders, neither of whom were set or had any kind of position established. It was obvious the ref made up his mind that it was going to be charge. He got hammered several other times with no calls either.

Seth was good again after a slow start, and I thought Miles and Andre had solid games on both ends. In Miles defense on the Thunder Dumb, he got fouled pretty hard in mid-air there, an actually it may be a blessing he did not have two hands on the ball when he got bumped. He used his left hand to catch himself there. I would much prefer the two hand dunk as well, but he might have taken a nasty fall there had he tried that. The dunk to end the half was one of the better plays of his career though. That was amazing.

Mason never got it going after getting in foul trouble, but thankfully we did not need him tonight. Glad to see Silent G get some run, and played well for the most part. Nice baseline dunk and a couple of strong rebounds. Also glad to see Quinn get a 3 to go down. It had been awhile since he his last make there.

All in all, a solid road win, nobody got hurt, no current or former players got tossed (where was Flutie? ) and Daniel Ewing did not get a technical!

[dukeballboy88]

BC is 2nd in the ACC behind Duke in 3's made. So I think Duke's d was alot better tonight from what I saw.

[Bluedevil114]

Gbinje looked great. He stayed with their point after a switch and did not allow him to beat him to the lane. He later had a nice drive and finish. I really like his defense and athleticism. I would much rather Michael get the minutes than Hairston. Hairston does not have the length nor the athleticism to finish at the rim.

[DukieInBrasil]

Gbinje looked great. He stayed with their point after a switch and did not allow him to beat him to the lane. He later had a nice drive and finish. I really like his defense and athleticism. I would much rather Michael get the minutes than Hairston. Hairston does not have the length nor the athleticism to finish at the rim.

I was pleasantly surprised by Silent G's play today too. Not sure i'd rather have G than Hairston for what Josh gets called on to do, which is defend PFs. I think (s) G has a higher ceiling than Josh, and will probably have better stats next year and beyond, but they're not interchangeable.