SMU 75, at Duke 82

DURHAM, N.C. (Interstat) — In a game defined by runs and resilience, the Duke Blue Devils weathered a potent offensive assault from SMU’s backcourt and leveraged a decisive advantage at the free-throw line to secure an 82-75 victory in an Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball game Saturday before a sellout crowd of 9,314 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The most important part of the contest was Duke’s unflappable response to SMU’s early offensive explosion and its subsequent ability to control the game’s tempo and capitalize on Mustang mistakes. SMU, behind the electric play of guard BJ Edwards, raced to a stunning… Read more...