Live Blogging: Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Duke Blue Devils 01/29/2018

NCAA MBK: Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Duke Blue Devils 01/29/2018

Hello and welcome to another edition of ‘Live Blogging on Shish on College Basketball. Tonight it is an ACC battle as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the Duke Blue Devils. The Fighing Irish are coming in with a record of 13-8, 3-5 in ACC. While Duke is coming in with a record of 18-3, 6-3 in ACC.

The Fighing Irish are depleted as they have been without their star forward Bonzie Colson, and now they’ve been without their guard Matt Carroll.

Statistically the Irish average 76.6 PPG, while allowing 65.9 PPG. They rebound at an average of 37.8 RPG. And they average 14.2 assists per game.

As for the Blue Devils, they are coming off a tough loss at home Vs. Virginia. The Blue Devils had their consecutive streak of scoring 80-plus points snapped by the Cavaliers on Saturday.

Statistically for the Blue Devils, they average 90.3 PPG, while allowing 72.3 PPG. They rebound at 43.0 RPG. And they pass the ball 19 APG.

It is the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Duke Blue Devils, coming up shortly.

Game Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC
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Possible Starting Lineups:
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (13-8, 3-5 ACC):
G: N. Djogo
G: T. Gibbs.
G: R. Plfueger
F: J. Mooney
F: M. Geben

Duke Blue Devils (18-3, 6-3 ACC):
​G: G. Trent, Jr.
G: T. Duval
G: G. Allen
F: M. Bagley III
F: W. Carter, Jr.

Notre Dame is in navy uniforms. Duke is in white uniforms.

1st Half:
20:00: Duke wins the tipoff. Notre Dame has the Possession Arrow, in their favor.
19:35: Bagley III with a jump shot. ND 0, Duke 2
19:07: Mooney fouls Bagley while shooting. 
19:07: Bagley III makes both free throws. ND 0, Duke 4
18:47: Gibbs makes a jump shot and a foul. Gibbs misses the free throw. ND 2, Duke 4
18:00: Mooney makes a 3-point FG. ND 5, Duke 4
17:54: Duval makes a 3-point FG. ND 5, Duke 6
17:21: Trent makes a 3-point FG. ND 5, Duke 9
16:51: Djogo makes a tip-in.. ND 7, Duke 9
16:39: Djogo fouls Duval while shooting.
16:39: Duval makes both free throws. ND 7, Duke 11
15:51: Pflueger commits an offensive foul. 
15:51: T.V. Timeout #1: ND 7, Duke 11
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15:15: Geben makes a FG. ND 9, Duke 11
15:02: Allen makes a jump shot. ND 9, Duke 13
13:58: Burns fouls Carter Jr. while shooting. 
13:58: Carter Jr. makes 1 of 2 free throws. ND 9, Duke 14
13:47: Trent Jr commits a non-shooting foul.
13:04: Allen makes a 3-point FG. ND 9, Duke 17
12:11: Carter Jr. makes a jump shot. ND 9, Duke 19
12:11: Fighting Irish Timeout #1: ND 9, Duke 19
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11:36: Mooney with a 3-point FG. ND 12, Duke 19
11:13: Trent with a jump shot. ND 12, Duke 21
10:55: Gibbs with a jump shot. ND 14, Duke 21
10:23: Duval fouls Gibbs while shooting a 3-point FG. 
10:23: Gibbs makes 3 free throws. ND 17, Duke 21
10:02: Carter Jr. with a layup. ND 17, Duke 23
9:50: Mooney with a 3-point FG. ND 20, Duke 23
9:29: Gibbs with a non-shooting foul. 
9:10: White dunks it home. ND 20, Duke 25
8:45: Trent Jr. makes a 3-point FG. ND 20, Duke 28
8:11: Gibbs with a layup. ND 22, Duke 28
7:56: Carter Jr. with a dunk. ND 22, Duke 30
7:35: Mooney hits a 3-point FG. ND 25, Duke 30
7:18: Trent Jr. with a 3-point FG. ND 25, Duke 33
6:51: T.V. Timeout #2: ND 25, Duke 33
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6:16: Pflueger with a layup. ND 27, Duke 33
6:05: Bagley commits an offensive foul. 
5:51: White fouls Burns, while shooting. 
5:51: Burns makes both free throws. ND 29, Duke 33
5:43: Trent Jr. with a 3-point FG. ND 29, Duke 36
4:58: Mooney fouls Bagley III, while shooting. 
4:58: Bagley III misses both free throws. 
4:58: Duke will be in the Bonus. 
4:45: Carter Jr. fouls Pflueger, while shooting.
4:45: Pflueger makes 1 of 2 free throws. ND 30, Duke 36
4:36: Allen with a jump shot and a foul on Pflueger. Allen makes a free throw. ND 30, Duke 39
3:46: T.V. Timeout #3: ND 30, Duke 39
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3:16: Both teams are in the Bonus.
3:16: Bolden commits a foul. 
3:16: Geben makes both free throws. ND 32, Duke 39
2:11: Gibbs makes a jump shot. ND 34, Duke 39
1:32: Blue Devils Timeout #1: ND 34, Duke 39
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:55: Allen makes a 3-point FG. ND 34, Duke 42
:00: The end of the 1st Half. Duke will inbound to start the 2nd Half.

Halftime:
ND 34, Duke 42

Halftime Leaders:
Scoring: ​Trent Jr. (Duke) 14 points
Rebounding: Carter/Bagley (Duke) 6 rebounds
Assists: Allen/Plueger 3 assists

Halftime Thoughts:
Notre Dame is staying in the game. But Duke is looking a little sloppy handling the ball with 7 turnovers. Duke is shooting 45% from the field (50 % from 3-Point Line), while Notre Dame is shooting 30.6% from the field (26.7% from 3-Point Line). Duke has not made it to the foul line, while Notre Dame is 8-10. 

Top 25 Scores;

2nd Half:
20:00: Duke will inbound the ball to start the 2nd Half. 
19:26: Pflueger makes a 3-point FG. ND 37, Duke 42
18:49: Bagley III dunks it home. ND 37, Duke 44
18:31: Duval makes a layup and a foul. Mooney committed his 3rd foul. Duval makes both free throws. ND 37, Duke 47
18:11: Bagley III with a 3-point FG. ND 37, Duke 50
17:42: Fighting Irish Timeout #2: ND 37, Duke 50
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17:19: Gibbs with a 3-point FG. ND 40, Duke 50
16:59: Duval with a jump shot. ND 40, Duke 52
16:42: Geben makes a jump shot. ND 42, Duke 52
16:16: Geben fouls Carter, Jr. while shooting. 
16:16: Carter, Jr. makes both free throws. ND 42, Duke 54
15:57: Gibbs makes a layup. ND 44, Duke 54
15:43: Allen with a jump shot. ND 44, Duke 56
15:24: Geben commits an offensive foul. 
15:24: T.V. Timeout #1: ND 44, Duke 56
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14:54: Gibbs makes both free throws. ND 46, Duke 56
14:35: Mooney with a dunk. ND 48, Duke 56
12:56: Trent Jr. with a layup. ND 48, Duke 58
12:40: Torres with a layup and a foul. Torres misses a free throw. ND 50, Duke 58
12:19: Allen fouls Gibbs, while shooting. 
12:19: Gibbs makes both free throws. ND 52, Duke 58
12:05: Duval with a 3-point FG. ND 52, Duke 61
11:49: T.V. Timeout #2: ND 52, Duke 61
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11:19: Allen dunks it home. ND 52, Duke 63
10:52: Geben with a jump shot. ND 54, Duke 63
10:35: Allen with a 3-point FG. ND 54, Duke 66
10:16: Duval commits his 4th foul on Gibbs. 
10:16: Gibbs makes both free throws. ND 56, Duke 68
9:51: Mooney fouls Carter.
9:51: Carter makes both free throws. ND 56, Duke 70
9:05: Mooney fouls out of the game. 
9:05: Bagley makes 1 of 2 free throws. ND 56, Duke 71
8:49: Bagley with a block shot. 
8:23: Trent Jr. with a 3-point FG. ND 56, Duke 74
8:09: Fighting Irish Final Timeout: ND 56, Duke 74
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7:41: White with a 3-point FG. ND 56, Duke 77
6:43: Bagley III makes a jump shot. ND 56, Duke 79
5:58: Carter, Jr. makes a jump shot. ND 56, Duke 81
5:18: Trent Jr. makes a 3-point FG. ND 56, Duke 84
4:26: Carter Jr. dunks it home. ND 56, Duke 86
4;01: Djogo makes a FG and a foul. Djogo makes a free throw. ND 59, Duke 86
3:32: Djogo dunks it home. ND 61, Duke 86
2:34: Blue Devils Timeout #1: ND 61, Duke 86
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2;22: DeLaurier makes a FG. ND 61, Duke 88
2:02: Burns makes a jump shot. ND 63, Duke 88
:14: Djogo makes a 3-point FG. ND 66, Duke 88

Final:
ND 66, Duke 88
ND: (13-9, 3-6 ACC) 
Duke: (19-3, 7-3 ACC)

Final Leaders:
Scoring: Gibbs/Trent Jr. 22 points
Rebounding: Trent Jr. (Duke) 10 rebounds
Assists: Allen (Duke) 8 assists

Final Thoughts;
Once John Mooney fouls out of the game, that is when Duke pulled away. Trent Jr. leads the Blue Devils with 22 points, 10 rebounds. 

Notre Dame will be at N.C. State on Saturday. While Duke will travel to the New York area to play St. John's on Saturday. 

This is Paul Shishkoff, Jr. This has been 'Live Blogging on Shish on College Basketball'. Thanks for visiting this page. 
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