NCAAW: Duke 89, Iona 49

[CameronBornAndBred]

Kara empties the bench. Good move.

[DoubleBlue]

I still think DeJesus is better than Day-Wilson as a point guard.

SDW is high risk, high reward. De Jesus is steady and less error-prone. Its good to have them both. Minutes go to the one who is playing better.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Third string in now.

[DoubleBlue]

Nice game to build confidence. It gets much tougher after this.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Excellent start to the tourney. 40 point victory.

[burnspbesq]

Iona played much better in the second half. Easy to see how they could dominate at their level.

Solid performance by Duke. 58.5% FG, plus-27 on the glass (Duke had more offensive rebounds than Iona had total rebounds), Brown and Heide combined for 18 (8-11 FG) and 11. Forced 18 turnovers. 22 assists on 38 made FG.

Time hor hydration, ice, and rest. Monday night will be much tougher.

[heyman25]

Kara empties the bench. Good move.

14 out of 17 played.

[dukelifer]

Iona played much better in the second half. Easy to see how they could dominate at their level.

Solid performance by Duke. 58.5% FG, plus-27 on the glass (Duke had more offensive rebounds than Iona had total rebounds), Brown and Heide combined for 18 (8-11 FG) and 11. Forced 18 turnovers. 22 assists on 38 made FG.

Time hor hydration, ice, and rest. Monday night will be much tougher.

Duke did not play intense D in the second half.

[dudog84]

Four played 21 minutes. Six others played between 18-20. Enough to shake off the rust, should be fresh for Monday.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Duke did not play intense D in the second half.

And yet we increased our lead in both quarters, with the 4th being played almost entirely by the bench.

[duke2x]

The margin against MTSU was a surprise, and they have played a lot of good P12 teams tough. Other than the score becoming "less than double" late in the 2nd half, I can't complain. Another 9PM start for Monday.