No. 2 Duke men’s basketball weather injuries, best Florida State 100-65 in a balanced performance

No Tyres protector, no problem, was no problem against Florida State in Florida State on Saturday evening. Despite the absence of the Junior Guard due to a knee injury and the first half, who had a stocher in the middle of the first half, the Blue Devils crushed the seminols for their 26 win of the season.

“I’m really proud of this victory,” said head coach Jon Scheyer after the victory. “Because we missed Tyrese and Maliq, Cooper (back then) runs out in the first half, and it was really what a team is about. So many boys have appeared and I’m really proud of that. “

Isaiah Evans made his first start in Duke Blue instead of Proctor. His introduction burned in the Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Freshman striker missed his first two 3-point attempts early, but a sophisticated Kon Knueppel and a alley from flag to Khaman Maluach helped the Blue Devils to achieve an early 9: 4 lead with four minutes.

In the 11-minute mark of the first period, Flagg suffered a hard fall after an aggressive foul and went into the changing room with an obvious eye injury, which affected the rest of the half. The moment could have derailed Duke’s dynamics, especially after Taylor Bol Bowen Taylor Bol Bowen in Florida fell a three swing and the blue devil felled to 16-14. But Duke’s supportive line-up appeared and stopped a 14-0 run from two Mason Gillis three and including Evans’ first deep-buying make.

In Flagg’s absence, a number of Knueppel, Evans, Gillis, Darren Harris and Patrick Ngongba II were shining at both ends of the floor and stretched to 35-18 before the next substitution of the Blue Devils. Harris’ inclusion was particularly remarkable after his fighting for playing time this season. The newcomer immediately paid the gamble of head coach Jon Scheyer back by converting a hard layup on the edge.

“Trainer Scheyer has been in my ear in the last few days when Tyrese is outside,” said Harris. “This season was great for the team and everything, but it is new for me not to play much without knowing when my number is called. But (Scheyer) really aroused me trust. “

The Blue Devils (26-3, 17-1 in the ACC) showed a master class in the mentality “Next Man Up” during the first opening period. Although Duke was probably missing her two best players in Flagg and Proctor, thanks to an excessive effort of his role players and reserves in the changing room with 47:30. The dominance of the Blue Devils on the glass with 12 offensive rebounds in the first half led to numerous possibilities of the second chance for Dukes Deep squad. Not a single blue devil scored double -digit points in the first half, but six collected at least four points, with Knueppel, Evans and Gillis being nine. Duke had no sales for the first time in 2021 in the opening time.

Flagg joined the competition, bloody and injured at the beginning of the second half. While Duke was excellent in the absence of the Freshman, it was sure that a national player of the year and probably the future No. 1 -NBA -Praft -Pick -Pick -Pick -Head of Show The No. 1 no. 1 had. The native Newport, Maine, showed its typical dominance at both ends of the floor and ended the encounter with 16 points, six rebounds and four assists despite his injury.

For their last home game of the 2024-25 season, the Blue Devils Wake Forest will welcome the Cameron Indoor on Monday to extend their six-game winning shop before the season finale of March 8 in North Carolina.

Rodrigo Amare

Rodrigo Amare is a Trinity -Sophomore and assistant Blue Zone Editor of the 120th volume of the Chronicle.