His decreased role is due to Georges-Hunt taking on the point guard spot, which pushes Josh Heath and Jorgenson down a peg.
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One day after falling out of the AP Top 25 poll for the first time in almost nine years, the Blue Devils will also be without coach Mike Krzyzewski in their game Tuesday against Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win and 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 vs. ACC opponents.
Duke is led in scoring by sophomore Grayson Allen, who is averaging 20.3 ppg and shooting 49 percent from the field. He went 3-of-7 from the perimeter after missing 26 of his previous 30 long range attempts coming into the game.
DOUBLE RANKED GAMES: West Virginia is the only team to be involved in two games against fellow ranked teams this week. The Blue Devils have been pretty comfortable in the Top 25, and to not even be at the bottom of the rankings, there’s a change in the winds for the NCAA and some new faces will be in the rankings.
Rebecca Greenwell had 16 points to lead Duke (16-7, 5-4). Duke began that season 9-3, then Krzyzewski stepped away and was replaced by interim coach Pete Gaudet – who went 4-15. They lost to Syracuse last week before beating Wake Forest. He was light-headed after the game, didn’t speak to reporters in Winston-Salem and went to the Duke hospital. As the Blue Devil’s leading rebounder (9.3 rebounds per game) and best low-post player, Duke has not been the same since Jefferson got injured. By comparison, Tech coach Brian Gregory has often gone 10 deep in games.
It did not help that a young Duke team turned the ball over frequently down the stretch against the ninth-oldest team in the country. Jordan Woodard scored 14 points, Isaiah Cousins had 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and Ryan Spangler had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Sooners, who won their fourth straight.
Notre Dame led 61-55 with 1:12 to play as a play was under review and allowed both teams to finalize plans on how to end the game.
“We’ll just wear him down the whole game and by the second half, hopefully we’ve got him to our advantage”, Tech forward Charles Mitchell said.
On Monday, No. 2 North Carolina is at No. 19 Louisville.
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The good news for Duke is there’s a chance to right the ship this week.
