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1st |
2nd |
Final |
| Princeton (2-1) |
31 |
30 |
61 |
| Duke (3-0) |
52 |
31 |
83 |
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EA Sports Maui Invitational – First Round
Lahaina Civic Center – Lahaina, HI |
Boxscore |
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
Things started well for Princeton with a Zach Finley layup on the Tigers’ first possession, but Duke responded with 12 unanswered points, with 10 of those coming from freshman Kyle Singler. Matt Sargeant stopped the bleeding with a layup at the 15:35 mark to make it 12-4, but those would be the final points for Princeton over the next five minutes, as the Blue Devils forced turnovers and missed shots, while exploding for a 19-0 run. Trailing 31-4 just before the midway point of the first half, Princeton eventually got untracked offensively, but by then it was much too late.
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| Key sign it was over |
The Tigers were showing some fight, hovering around 25 down when Duke scored seven points in under 90 seconds, capped off by a Taylor King three-pointer that gave the Blue Devils a 73-43 cushion. At that point the final 10 minutes were a mere formality.
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| Key performance |
Singler had a very big night for Duke with 21 points on 9-for-14 shooting, and added 12 boards — including nine on the offensive end — in just 27 minutes on the floor. The freshman scored 13 of those points during the Blue Devils’ back-breaking 31-4 opening run.
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| Key statistic |
Duke completely decimated Princeton on the boards. The Blue Devils grabbed 20 of the 43 rebounds at their offensive end (46.5 percent), while limiting the Tigers to just 3 of 27 (11.1 percent) at their end. The second-chance scoring reflected this lopsided rebounding, with Duke shutting out Princeon 21-0 in that department.
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| Notes
– Lincoln Gunn didn’t appear to be rattled by the Duke pressure, scoring a team-best 16 points on 6-for-9 shooting.
– The game was played at Duke’s tempo, with 72 possessions per side.
– Princeton committed 21 turnovers, to just 11 for Duke. Unsurprisingly, points off turnovers was 25-11 in the Blue Devils’ favor.
– The Tigers attempted just 14 three-pointers for the game.
– Freshman Bobby Foley and sophomore Nick Lake made their collegiate debuts, while Jason Briggs saw the court for the first time in two years.
– Princeton will face Arizona State, which lost its opener to Illinois, in a game that will be televised live on ESPNU at 4:00 pm ET on Tuesday, November 20.
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