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THE NO. 3 DUKE BLUE DEVILS AND THE NO. 10 ST. JOHN’S RED STORM …
Madison Square Garden is where the stars come out, and with Selection Sunday just under three weeks away, No. 3 Duke and No. 10 St. John’s are shining bright. The Blue Devils and the Red Storm delivered statement performances over the weekend fit for the Mecca of Basketball.
Let’s start with the Blue Devils, who walloped Illinois, 110-67, Saturday night, the worst loss in Illini program history. The Blue Devils got seven double-digit scorers, led by Isaiah Evans‘ 17. Cooper Flagg was right behind him with 16. Duke shot 56% from the floor and 52% from 3.
The No. 3 ranking is nice, but it undersells the Blue Devils, Matt Norlander says.
Norlander:“At its best, Duke could be historically great. It’s pushing to be a top-three all time KenPom team, meaning its efficiency is nearing the best of the best in the modern era. Saturday was the warning shot to the rest of college basketball. It only took until Year 3, but Duke is already back to that familiar place. For the first time under Jon Scheyer, the Blue Devils are a Goliath of college basketball again.”
One day later, it was the Johnnies’ turn, beating UConn, 89-75. Zuby Ejiofor and Kadary Richmond had 18 points apiece for the Red Storm, which entered the day as one of the country’s worst 3-point teams (30%) but drilled 8 of 19 attempts (42%) from deep. The Red Storm — and not the two-time reigning champ Huskies — run the Big East, Matt says.
Norlander:“When St. John’s pulled out a…
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Author : Zachary Pereles
Publish date : 2025-02-24 14:06:00
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