The Duke Blue Devils were shocked last Saturday in a showdown against Texas Tech at Madison Square Garden. The Blue Devils fell short by a point to the Red Raiders by a score of 81-80. This result gives Duke their first loss of the season. It was a shocker because of the way it happened.
Duke started slow once again for the second game in a row, but they were able to regroup, and then the defense became a problem. Duke had a big lead but gave it away, then it turned into a back-and-forth game that they could not come out on top in the end.
Duke Defense was Huge Issue in First Season Loss
Duke has shown all season that they could improve from their mistakes from their previous game. They did not do that against Texas Tech. Earlier this week, Duke started off slow in their game at home and had to use a second-half surge to win that one.
But against a better team like Texas Tech, you could not do that. Texas Tech took full advantage of the Blue Devils’ sloppy play to begin the game, and that is also how they got back into the game…