Durham, North Carolina – Bobby Hurley returns to Cameron Indoor Stadium as Arizona State traveled to Durham to take on the Duke Blue Devils in an exhibition.

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Duke, Arizona State starters

Duke – Jr. G. Tyrese Proctor, So. G Caleb Foster, Fr. F. Cooper Flagg, Fr. F Kon Knueppel, Fr. C Khaman Maluach

State of Arizona – Sr. G Alston Mason, Sr. F BJ Freeman, Sr. G Adam Miller, Fr. PF Jayden Quaintance, Jr. C Shawn Phillips

Hurley’s return

Before the game started, Duke honored Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley. Hurley earned back-to-back national championships with the Blue Devils in the early 1990s before being picked in the NBA Draft.

Longtime Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and current head coach Jon Scheyer presented Hurley with a highlight ball for the crowd. As you might expect, Hurley received a thunderous ovation from the Cameron Crazies. Grant Hill is also in the stands for this occasion.

Game notes

1H 6:00 PM – Cooper Flaggthe Duke freshman, is aggressive early. The No. 1 player in On3’s 2024 class has a lot of expectations. This is his first big major experience in college. Only two minutes left and Flagg has the Cameron Crazies loud. – Duke 8, Arizona State 4

1H 15:56 – Timeout – Duke 10, Arizona State 4

1H 12:15 – Khaman Maluach is huge, and that was a problem for Arizona State early on. The Duke freshman, listed at 7-foot-2, has multi-pole dunks and he was a presence around the rim. With a wingspan of 2 meters 9, Maluach plays within himself. He has also shown good hands, playing from the dunker spot and rising to finish above the rim. A real paint presence. – Duke 16, Arizona State 8

1H 10:58 – Freshman from Arizona State Jayden knowledge is very active early on. While his shot didn’t fall early, he has attacked the glass on both sides and been a presence around the basket. Quaintance, only 17 years old, is a strong and explosive player and plays with an instinctive motor from early on. – Duke 18, Arizona State 8

1H 7:05 – This Duke team is playing with excellent spacing so far. The ball stays hot along the perimeter and although the shots don’t fall, they get a clean look. More importantly, they get a lot of open offensive lanes and one-on-one coverage. – Duke 25, Arizona State 10

1H 3:05 – Tyrese Proctor comes back into the match to make a nice 5-0 run himself. His three was smooth and in rhythm and his finish at the basket was to get an open look through contact. Proctor is in year three at Duke and to live up to expectations he will need to be steady and consistent. So far tonight, 12 minutes played and 0 turnovers.

1H 2:50 – Caleb Foster has come out very aggressive, looking for his shot. He knocked down a three and stepped into the paint for a floater. Foster also collected two steals. Foster is playing very comfortably from the two for the Blue Devils tonight.

1 hour 56.8 – Basheer Jihad has been Arizona State’s constant offensive threat. He has played his matchups one-on-one and attacked the basket. He has gotten to the free throw line to knock down shots and has also finished at the rim. The 6-foot-1 senior primarily draws Duke’s five-man roster. This was a matchup that was in Arizona State’s favor so far. Duke 35, Arizona State 31

Rest; Duke 37, Arizona State 21

Six Duke players have scored led by the sophomore guard Caleb Fosters 9. He is 4-6 FG and 1-2 3P. Cooper Flagg And Tyrese Proctor each have 7 and Khaman Maluach has 6.

For Arizona State, senior Basheer Jihad is the game’s leading scorer so far with 10. He is 2-4 FG and 5-6 FT.

Arizona State is 2-13 from three with 9 turnovers and Duke is 2-11 from three with 5 turnovers.

Second half

2H 18:02 – This paint matches Jayden knowledge And Khaman Maluach was interesting. Maluach is just a physical presence, his size and length are a problem when he has his feet underneath him. Quaintance’s twitchy athleticism and fluid movements have caused problems at times. Maluach gets Quaintace first, blocks his shot and then ends up on the rim on the other side. Quaintace comes right back, gets an offensive rebound and finishes through contact, and -1. Duke 41, Arizona State 23

2H 16:48 – Hertog freshman Kon Knüppel has now set the Cameron Crazies on fire with back-to-back 3s. The 6-foot-1 guard struggled a bit to find his footing in the first half, going 0-3 from beyond the arc. He just fell down and-1 three as I type this message. He came out confident in the second, now making three threes. That happened quickly. Duke 47, Arizona State 23

2H 15:23 – Timeout. Duke 56, Arizona State 23

2H 8:01 – Hertog senior Zion James knocked down his third three of the second half. The tall and strong winger was an all-rounder for Duke. He spread the floor, guarded the ball and acted as a secondary initiator. Even coming off the bench, he is a valuable piece to this Blue Devils team. – Duke 80, Arizona State 40

2H 6:20 – I talked about it above, but the spacing that Duke plays with leads to clean looks. After making just two threes in the first half, they have now made thirteen (13-19) in the second. Six different players have knocked down a three now that we’re almost fourteen minutes into the second half.

Final; Duke 103, Arizona State 47

Duke freshman Kon Knüppel led all scorers with 19 points. He was 6-11 FG and 4-8 from three. Sophomore Caleb Foster (6-10FG/3-5 3P) finished with 17. Zion James had 13 and Darren Harris and Mason Gillis each had 10. Duke freshmen Cooper Flagg finished with 9.

Jayden Quaintance and Basheer Jihad each finished with 11 for Arizona State.

Duke was 15-23 from three in the second half. The Blue Devils had 25 assists on 38 shots made for the game. For the game, Duke won the rebounding race 47-31 and the turnover battle 18-11.