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Friday, November 10, 7pm ET, ESPN2
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Kenpom: #6 overall, #3 offense, #23 defense
This is Arizona’s final season before joining the Big 12 and losing to Kansas every year. They’re seeking a much better end result than last season, when they lost to 15-seed Princeton.
Oumar Ballo is a typical senior 7-footer who rebounds, dunks and blocks some shots but can’t shoot. The other frontcourt guy is named Keshad Johnson and spent his last four seasons in San Diego State’s system, which tells you all you need to know about his strengths and weaknesses. These aren’t floor-spacing bigs. The defensive challenge for Duke’s bigs will be mainly about whether that dawg is in them. A version of Mark Mitchell who plays basketball again would be helpful.
Pelle Larsson is a senior 6-5 wing who shoots well from everywhere but prefers driving and drawing fouls (61% FTRate last season). Probably the toughest on-ball defensive test for Duke’s guards.
Kylan Boswell is a sophomore 6-2 combo guard who is out there to take catch-and-shoot 3s. 60% of Boswell’s shots were 3s last season, and he made 39%. Should be Arizona’s most disruptive threat, forcing switches on most screens.
The point guard is Caleb Love, who is remembered by most sports fans for ending the Duke/UNC rivalry forever.