Duke Basketball vs Clemson: 78 - 56

Jahlil Okafor sat out due to his ankle sprain, but that didn't stop Duke.  This game was competitive for 13 minutes and then Duke just pulled ahead.  Sure, Duke had a short lapse in the 2nd half, but that didn't last long.

What did I like about this game?

1.  I loved how the minutes were spread around.  No one on the 7 player rotation played less than 16 minutes.

2.  I loved the passing in this game.  There was one half court series that ended in a 3 pointer by Quinn Cook.  The ball went from Quinn Cook to Matt Jones to Tyus Jones to Justise Winslow and back to Quinn Cook for the shot.  That whole passing play must have happened in less than 5 seconds.  I wonder how Clemson felt seeing that ball getting moved around the court like that.

3.  How about them playing full court press for most of the game?  They've got to have some tired legs today.  Clemson really didn't know how to handle it.  Sure Duke had 10 turnovers versus 14 by Clemson so the stat sheets may not indicate that the full court press was causing turnovers, but it sure felt like those 14 turnovers occurred while Duke was in the middle of a scoring spurt.

4.  One has to love the play of Grayson Allen.  With Rasheed Sulaimon no longer with Duke, Grayson had to step up.  From the games I've watched, he surely has.