5 Takeaways From Bryant's 113-75 Loss to #5/4 Duke
Joe Calabro, GoLocalProv Sports Team
5 Takeaways From Bryant's 113-75 Loss to #5/4 Duke
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A Hunter Ware layup tied the game at 7 with 15 minutes left to play in the first half. After that, Duke went on a 10-2 run to go up 17-9 with 12 minutes left in the half.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTDuke would build a 12 point lead and extend it to 19 points before taking a 59-32 lead into the locker room.
The Blue Devils cruised to the victory in the second half.
Leading the Way
Sophomore Hunter Ware led the Bulldogs with 24 points in the game while Nisre Zouzoua followed up with 16 points in 35 minutes played off the bench.
Next Up
The Bulldogs are set to face Emerson on Wednesday night at the Chace Pavilion. This marks the start of three straight home games for Bryant.
Game time is set for 7 p.m.
5 Takeaways From Bryant's 113-75 Loss to #5/4 Duke
The Cameron Crazies
One of the cool, but also tough things about playing at Duke, other than the fact they are a really good team, is the die hard fans known as "The Cameron Crazies."
Bryant struggled in their handling of the die hard fans, turning the ball over 19 times and only making six free throws. Bryant also shot only 48 % percent from the field.
Duke had something to do with that of course, but the Cameron Crazies are a factor.
For Bryant, it's all about the experience.
50%
Bryant will expect to be better at the free throw line in future games. Against Duke, Bryant only shot 50% from the charity stripe.
The Bulldogs also struggled getting to the line. The Blue Devils shot 29 free throws in the game, compared to Bryant's 12.
Nisre Zouzoua
Nisre Zouzoua played 35 minutes off the bench for Bryant and poured in 16 points on 6 of 12 shooting from the field, including four of seven from three-point land.
Zouzoua also had one steal, one assist and one block in the game.
Hunter Ware
Sophomore guard had an impressive performance against the defending national champions, pouring in 24 points on 9 of 15 shooting from the field and 6 of 11 from three-point land.
Ware also had two assists in the game.
Experience/exposure
Bryant fell to Duke 113-75 on Saturday night, however, this game was about more than just trying to pull off a massive.. massive upset.
Bryant gained a lot of experience playing this game in a hostile environment like Cameron Indoor Stadium and also gained valuable exposure which will help in recruiting.
As Bryant head coach Tim O'Shea told Golocal about putting Duke on the schedule "It's helping in getting players excited about the program. Last spring when we announced it, it created a buzz around the team, and it also helps with recruiting. If you're talking to a kid from the midwest who has never heard of your program and you say we are playing Duke, you immediately have his attention," said Bryant head coach Tim O'Shea. "So Basically, we benefit off of what they have done just by playing them
