After rival UNC went down by 10 against UNLV last week, Duke fans were extremely happy about the Tar Heels loss until they met Ohio State on Tuesday. In a 22 point defeat I'm sure it was pretty had for any Duke fan to watch Tuesday's game. Throughout the entire game Duke continued to struggle defensively and was unable to stop the many runs that Ohio State went on in both halves. The Buckeyes got an early 11-0 lead on the Blue Devils as it was obvious that Ohio State was there to play and within the first 2 minutes of the game the Buckeyes played with intense motivation and you could tell it would be a long up hill battle for the Blue Devils. Duke fought back after going down by 11-0 and were only down by 1 point with 9:50 left in the first half. After the Blue Devils run to come with one they continued to struggle throughout the first half and was outscored by 19 points going into halftime down 28-47. Duke did come back from halftime ready to fight and played a lot better than they did during the 1st half but defensively they were still unable to stop the Buckeyes and was unable to close the 20 point gap. Boston Celtics' head coach Doc Rivers' son Austin River led the Blue Devils in scoring with 22 points and were giving the Buckeye's defense a difficult time but he was unable to win the game for Duke by himself. Last night was a learning experience for the young Blue Devils and I'm sure that Coach K they will definitely bounce back after the Buckeyes handed them their first loss of the season. Lebron James and teammate Dwyane Wade was in attendance for Tuesday's game in his home state of Ohio although the state of Ohio did not show him much love as they boo'd him and Wade as they walked into the game.
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