MOTM Poll: Duke at California (January 14-15, 2026)

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Who was the Man of the Match in Duke's 71-56 win over California? Here are the live stats from StatBroadcast.

Please select one player in the poll above; if you change your mind, you CAN change your vote until the poll closes in 3 days.

 

[Edouble]

Spincycle Slim!

 

[CameronBlue]

I mean you have to give it to boozer double doubles are so common place. We forget just how good that guy is. But Evans is showing signs of all ACC caliber play. His game has so dramatically improved from last year.

 

[jv001]

I voted for Batman over Robin.

 

[Pghdukie]

Great 2nd half. Controlled the boards and Cal had no answer for him on Offense

 

[Bob Green]

I didn’t watch the game so I’m not voting but watching the highlights it was obvious Cal had no answer for Cam Boozer inside.

 

[arnie]

I didn’t watch the game so I’m not voting but watching the highlights it was obvious Cal had no answer for Cam Boozer inside.

Same here, but getting up to pee/check scores at 2 am was enjoyable. Cheats ahead when I went to bed and they disintegrated at end apparently.

 

[Phredd3]

I was super tempted to pick Boozer, but the story of this game was defense, and Sarr just took Dai Dai Ames right out of this game. Dai Dai came in averaging 18ppg, but he couldn't do much of anything against Dame and only scored 8 points against just three assists, 2 TOs, and a single rebound. Cal was looking to him a lot, but the best he was able to do was to draw one shooting foul and hit a few fadeaways from the mid-range. He was completely neutered.

I love Cam, and we don't win without him, either, but Dame was spectacular on defense today. (Well, "today" from my point of view, anyway.)

 

[weezie]

Cheats ahead when I went to bed and they disintegrated at end apparently.

Stupid Hubes once again lolled about on his soft cushy time outs couch. He's so bad!!! I want Cam to make Veesaar cry.

 

[Western]

I considered Cam, for all the usual Cam reasons, and Isaiah, who played very good defense along with his 17 points (several of which gave Duke some breathing room and energy when they needed it, and helped open up the floor for Cam) plus, for the second game in a row, some spectacular highlights.

But I went with Nik. On a night when Cam and Isaiah were more or less what you expect from Cam and Isaiah, and nobody else was consistently very good, Nik stepped up with some important solid play. His most minutes since the MI State game, 10 points, two offensive rebounds, solid D, no turnovers.