By Chad Lykins – With a well-deserved week off since their last game, the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils return to the court on Saturday to meet the Temple Owls from the Atlantic 10 conference.
After a dominating performance last week against inferior Delaware, the Blue Devils (7-0) will seek to avenge one of their seven losses from a year prior against the Owls (6-0). Led by a game-high 22 points from Khalif Wyatt, the Owls were able to knock off the Blue Devils one year ago, 78-73. The game saw five Temple players score in double digits. Wyatt, now a senior, is averaging 15.2 points through Temple’s first six games this season. Duke senior Mason Plumlee, who is arguably the frontrunner for national player of the year through the first month of the season, tallied 16 points and 13 rebounds in the loss.
Absent from last year’s game due to a season-ending knee injury was senior guard Scootie Randall. Fully recovered and much improved, Randall has been outstanding thus far this season. Lead...
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PLAYERS:
Khalif Wyatt,
Mason Plumlee,
Scootie Randall,
Mike Krzyzewski,
Ryan Kelly,
Rasheed Sulaimon,
Amile Jefferson,
Alex Murphy,
Quinn Cook,
Seth Curry
TEAMS: Temple Owls, Duke Blue Devils, Delaware Blue Hens
TEAMS: Temple Owls, Duke Blue Devils, Delaware Blue Hens
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