SIUE Never Leads and Makes 3 of 22 Threes as No. 2 Duke Wins 90-47 With a 51-33 Rebounding Edge
No. 2 Duke beat SIU Edwardsville 90-47 on Friday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. SIUE never led, made 3 of 22 threes and lost the glass 51-33.
Photo: Duke Athletics. Patrick Ngongba II, official roster headshot. Card design: The Dyme.
No. 2 Duke beat SIU Edwardsville 90-47 on Friday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium, and SIUE never led. The Cougars made 3 of 22 threes and 17 of 56 shots overall, per the ESPN box score. Duke outrebounded them 51-33, with 18 offensive rebounds. Patrick Ngongba II had 13 points, nine rebounds and five blocks. Duke moved to 3-1. SIUE fell to 2-3. Attendance was 9,314.
Where the 43 points came from
By our count from the ESPN box, Duke made 21 two-point baskets to SIUE's 14, plus-14. The Blue Devils made nine threes to three, plus-18, and 21 free throws to 10, plus-11.
Duke led 43-20 at halftime and won the second half 47-27, by our count from the linescores. Its largest lead was 43, per ESPN.
19 turnovers, 4 assists
SIUE turned it over 19 times and had four assists. Duke scored 20 points off those turnovers and had 11 steals, eight blocks and 19 fast-break points. The Cougars scored eight points off Duke's nine turnovers.
Who else scored
Dame Sarr scored 12 with three steals, and Caleb Foster scored 12 off the bench on 3-of-5 threes. Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje and Cayden Boozer scored 11 each, and Boozer grabbed 10 rebounds. Sebastian Wilkins scored 11 off the bench, 9 of them on 9-of-10 free throws. Cameron Williams had nine points and three blocks.
For SIUE, Gianni Cobb scored nine and Jordan Pickett eight. Brennan Miller had nine rebounds and three blocks off the bench.
The box score, side by side
Full-game team numbers, per the ESPN box score:
| Category | Duke | SIUE |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 30-66 (45%) | 17-56 (30%) |
| 3-pointers | 9-29 | 3-22 |
| Free throws | 21-29 | 10-16 |
| Rebounds | 51 | 33 |
| Offensive rebounds | 18 | 9 |
| Assists | 19 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 19 |
| Steals | 11 | 8 |
| Points in the paint | 42 | 24 |
| Points off turnovers | 20 | 8 |
| Fast-break points | 19 | 8 |
Half scoring, per the ESPN linescores:
| Half | Duke | SIUE |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 43 | 20 |
| 2nd | 47 | 27 |
| Final | 90 | 47 |
Sources:
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