MBB: Duke 100, Niagara 42 (November 21, 2025) Postgame Thread

[brevity]

Nice round number. The live stats become a box score.

Discuss the outcome here.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1992051984979931172

 

[AGDukesky]

Kenpom liked the win

 

[SkyBrickey]

Kenpom liked the win

+31.69 is a big fat number this early in the season.

The Zags #2 at +29.93.

 

[North van Morgan]

Foster is a much better player. Love how this team gets the ball to their big men. Not just up top. Down low passes are great. This team has alot of parts. Last years team was tough minded. . I guess we will see soon how this team is. But I love what I see

 

[phaedrus]

And just like that, Caleb Foster is back to 50/50/50 splits through 6 games.

 

[DukieInBrasil]

our "deep bench" scored 7 tonight. Jack Scott is now the all-time leading 3pt shooter in Duke history, 2-2
Career high from Big Oat, love to see it.

 

[North van Morgan]

our "deep bench" scored 7 tonight. Jack Scott is now the all-time leading 3pt shooter in Duke history, 2-2
Career high from Big Oat, love to see it.

Wasn't Jack Scott the real name in Princess Pride for the the Pirate. If not it's reminds me of a pirate name

 

[DukieTiger]

Khamenia flashing some really good shot making.

 

[dukelion]

Two takeaways tonight:

1. Jack Scott could contribute if we were in a pinch.

2. Imagine our Kenpom number if the Tennessee game counted!

 

[stingy]

The reactions of Isaiah and Cayden: first to Jack Scott making a 3 and then Niagara making a second free throw late to keep the fans from getting a free sub.

 

[kmmk]

Wasn't Jack Scott the real name in Princess Pride for the the Pirate. If not it's reminds me of a pirate name

I was thinking Pirates of the Caribbean but that was Jack Sparrow. Close enough. But I agree Jack Scott is a pirate name.

 

[Saratoga2]

Duke won by 58 and it didn't feel that close.

 

[HouseH94]

Wasn't Jack Scott the real name in Princess Pride for the the Pirate. If not it's reminds me of a pirate name

Dread Pirate Roberts

 

[DukieInBrasil]

our "deep bench" scored 7 tonight. Jack Scott is now the all-time leading 3pt shooter in Duke history, 2-2
Career high from Big Oat, love to see it.

Cam Sheffield also scored his 1st points of the season, and 7th overall at Duke. he's now 2-13 FGs at Duke.

 

[Edouble]

I heard Jim Boeheim say that Rick Pitino is the coach at Louisville, and that this is Brown’s third year at Duke.

Looks like we should get used to these guys scoring 100 every game.

 

[kcduke75]

I heard Jim Boeheim say that Rick Pitino is the coach at Louisville, and that this is Brown’s third year at Duke.

Not fair. That's like shooting ducks in a barrel (or something like that)

 

[heyman25]

Get the celebration next game Howard with Kenny Blakely. Duke has some shooters.Harris and Sarr were a little inaccurate. Evans is developing each game into a unique player. I didn’t see Brandon Ingram much on TV was he similar to second year Isaiah ?
It’s good that all 9 are getting a lot of minutes. I agree Scott could be insurance if needed.

 

[Fish80]

Good game. We did what we needed to do. Many guys got minutes in different line ups. All good.

Big Pat was fun to watch. Cool dude.

 

[Blucifer]

Anyone know how the coaches challenge works logistically? Tonight Nik emphatically asked for Jon to challenge a ref's decision and it didn't happen. When Maliq did the same a few games ago, Jon reviewed but it appeared he referenced a tablet first (at least that's my memory of what happened). Is there a team somewhere that is reviewing live and advising the coaching staff on the bench in real time somehow?

 

[SkyBrickey]

Lots to enjoy tonight. My favorite highlights:

Nik and Cayden knocking down 3s. We will need both those guys hitting open 3s in tough games this season.

Pat's silky smooth FT stroke. NBA scouts are paying attention. That's a huge sign of future potential in a young big man.

The overall unselfishness of these guys. It's such a great quality. We had it last year and if anything, this team might be even more willing to make that extra pass - passing up good shots for great shots. Love it!