Duke over powers Purdue for 76-60 victory

Posted On: December 2, 2008 By: Cliff Comments: (one)

The Duke Blue Devils picked up a big road victory over #10 rated Purdue in the ACC / Big 10 Challenge on Tuesday evening. Duke led by by over 10 points most of the game and ended up beating the Boilermakers 76-60 to improve to 10-0 all time in the challenge against the Big 10.

Kyle Singler was dominate in the game as he performed great at both ends of the court. Offensively he finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds. On defense, he was all over Purdue sophomore stud Robbie Hummel and held him to 15 points.

Jon Scheyer had another good game as he went 3 for 6 from three point range and converted 9 of 10 free throws to finish with 20 points just like Singler.

One player who didn’t have a good shooting night was Gerald Henderson as he only chipped in two points on 1 of 8 shooting. Henderson however made up for it on the defensive end of the court with eight rebounds and two big blocks.

I’m very happy with the win overall. The defense really stepped up and held Purdue scoreless in the game for a eight minute stretch that really helped out the offense as the extended the lead. Foul trouble hurt the team a little bit as Nolan Smith and Lance Thomas both had four fouls in the game that hurt their playing time and stats but overall it was a great road win for the team. Up next for the Blue Devils will be another game with Michigan, this time up in Michigan. I will be out of town on Saturday, but hope to get a update wrote Saturday evening, if not I’ll have a blog update on Sunday when I get back into town.

Category: Duke Basketball, Duke Basketball Game Notes