By Josh Evans – After a brutal 7 game stretch in which #2 Duke played 3 top 5 teams, Duke needed a much needed rest. They needed a rest so bad that Curry sat out. Now granted, he was still recovering from an ankle injury, but if Duke really needed him, he probably could have played. Instead Duke sat him, and hoped for an easy win against Delaware, something that Duke has not achieved due to their busy difficult strength of schedule. Seniors, Ryan Kelly, and Mason Plumlee, made sure that Duke got that easy win that they were in need of. Kelly scored 15 of his 18 points in the first half in which Duke blew the game open. Plumlee added a double double as well. Other than Duke’s overall play, one thing that stuck out was there minutes. No one played over 30 minutes except for Sulaimon and Thornton. Duke got a rest, and they sure needed one.
Because of the solid easy win, Duke was able to go to its bench. One thing that Duke has been criticized for is their lack of developing the bench....
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