No. 6 Duke at California in First ACC Haas Pavilion Game
No. 6 Duke heads to Berkeley on Wednesday night to face California in the first Atlantic Coast Conference matchup ever played at Haas Pavilion, testing the Blue Devils' unbeaten streak against a Golden Bears team hungry for a signature win.
The game tips off at 11 p.m. EST, marking the start of a demanding West Coast swing for Duke, which enters with a 15-1 overall record and a 4-0 mark in conference play. California stands at 13-4 overall but 1-3 in the ACC after dropping three of its last four games. The contest, broadcast on the ACC Network, is expected to draw a sellout crowd of around 7,000, building on the electric atmosphere from Cal's recent 6,012 attendance against No. 16 Louisville.
Duke arrives on a roll, having defeated previously ranked SMU 82-75 and No. 20 Louisville 84-73 earlier this month. Freshman forward Cameron Boozer has been a standout, leading the Blue Devils in scoring with 27 points, nine rebounds and four assists against Louisville, then adding 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists versus SMU. Isaiah Evans contributed 21 points in the SMU win, while reserves Patrick Ngongba II scored 17 points with five rebounds, and Cayden Boozer added 12 points...