No. 4 Duke Hosts No. 15 Florida on Tuesday
The No. 4 Duke Blue Devils will host the No. 15 Florida Gators in a highly anticipated nonconference matchup on Tuesday, December 2, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, with tipoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time on ESPN.
Duke enters the game undefeated at 8-0, marking the program's best start since the 2017-18 season. The Blue Devils have secured victories over two ranked opponents this year, including a 78-66 win against No. 24 Kansas and an 80-71 triumph over No. 25 Arkansas in the CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic on November 27. In that contest, freshman forward Cameron Boozer delivered a standout performance with 35 points, nine rebounds, and two steals, continuing his dominant rookie campaign. Boozer leads Duke in scoring at 22.9 points per game, alongside 9.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.8 steals, while shooting 57.8 percent from the field. He ranks fifth nationally in scoring and has emerged as a frontrunner for national freshman honors.
Supporting Boozer are sophomore center Patrick Ngongba II, who averages 12.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists on 67.3 percent shooting, and sophomore guard Isaiah Evans, contributing 12.5 points, 3.6 rebounds,...