No. 4 Duke Claims Veterans Day Win at Army West Point

Tuesday, November 11

West Point, N.Y.

7 p.m.

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Army West Point

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Army West Point

No. 4 Duke Claims Veterans Day Win at Army West Point

11/11/2025 9:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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WEST POINT, N.Y. – No. 4 Duke raced past Army West Point, 114-59, in front of a record crowd of 5,326 at Christl Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 11. The Blue Devils (3-0) made nine three-pointers in the first half and were led by Dame Sarr, who finished with 19 points.

Six Blue Devils finished in double figures, with Sarr joined by Isaiah Evans (17), Patrick Ngongba II (16), Cameron Boozer (15), Darren Harris (15) and Cayden Boozer (10).

Duke's defense limited the Black Knights to 12-of-49 from beyond the arc and 21-of-68 from the field overall.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Isaiah Evans quickly got Duke on the board, connecting on a three-pointer just 14 seconds into the contest. The two teams traded triples as the Black Knights knotted the score, 8-8, after two minutes of action.
The Blue Devils remained hot from beyond the arc, with Evans and Dame Sarr going back-to-back to build a six-point lead, 14-8. Following an alley-oop dunk by Sarr and a forced shot-clock violation, Duke increased its lead to nine, 21-12 with 13:43 on the clock.
A fast-break dunk by Sarr, followed by his third triple, gave the freshman 13 points in less than eight minutes of play. Duke's lead grew to as large as 15, courtesy of a Darren Harris three-pointer, but the hosts responded with six consecutive points to narrow the margin to single-digits, 29-20.
Evans pushed Duke's lead to 20 points, 48-28, after the sophomore found the basket for the fourth time from beyond the arc. The Blue Devils ended the half on a 12-2 scoring run and entered the locker room with 49-30 advantage.
A 17-0 burst across a six-minute span expanded the lead to 35 points, 68-33, to start the second half. Duke maintained its comfortable lead, 76-39, at the halfway mark after intermission.
A thunderous fast-break slam by Cameron Boozer gave the freshman 15 points and a three-pointer from Nikolas Khamenia capped a nine-point burst in just over 60 seconds, forcing a timeout by the Black Knights at 10:11 with Duke ahead 76-39.
Patrick Ngongba II's fourth dunk of the night pushed Duke over 100 points and Harris hit his third shot from deep to make it a 104-52 score with just over three minutes remaining as the Blue Devils completed the victory.

NOTES

The victory marked head coach Jon Scheyer's 92nd with the Blue Devils.
Duke earned its 100th victory when ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press top 25.
- The Blue Devils are 100-18 when ranked fourth in the country.
Duke's 114 points Tuesday are the most scored by the Blue Devils since a season-opening 118-84 victory over Kentucky on Nov. 6, 2018, in the Champions Classic in Indianapolis.
The Blue Devils amassed 65 points in the second half against Army, the most points scored in a half under Scheyer.
The Blue Devils shot 70.0% (21-of-30) from the field after intermission, Duke's best shooting half since the 2023-24 season.
The Blue Devils dished out 25 assists on 37 made field goals.
- After finishing with 21 assists in its last game, versus Western Carolina, Duke has back-to-back games with at least 20 assists since doing so versus Illinois and at Miami during the 2024-25 season.
On the glass, Duke won the rebounding battle, 48-27.
Duke swept the specialty stats for the second game in a row, leading in points off turnovers (26-19), points in the paint (42-18), second-chance points (17-5) fast-break points (31-6) and bench points (41-34).
Duke's defense limited Army West Point to 59 points. The Black Knights entered the game averaging 66.0 points per game.
- The Blue Devils have held each opponent this season under their respective scoring average.
The Blue Devils' defense forced three shot clock violations, all in the first half.
Duke went 20-for-25 (.800) from the free-throw line.
- After averaging 15.2 made free throws last season, the Blue Devils have made at least 20 free throws in each game this season.
Duke registered three scoring runs of at least 10 points, with stretches of 11, 17 and 10 unanswered during the game.
- The Blue Devils have six double-digit scoring runs this season and have not allowed any from their opponents.
The 55-point margin of victory was Duke's largest in a regular-season game under Scheyer.
- The Blue Devils have won two games by at least 50 points under Scheyer.
- The last margin of victory of at least 55 points came in Duke's 113-49 victory over Stetson on Dec. 1, 2018.
Duke eclipsed 100 points for the first time this season and for the seventh time under Scheyer.
- The Blue Devils are 197-6 when scoring at least 100 points and 33-5 when doing so on the road.
- Four of those victories are against Army West Point.
Tuesday night marked the earliest true away game in program history. The previous earliest date a Duke team played a true road game was also at Army West Point, on Nov. 16, 1997.
Duke is just the third Power Five opponent, and first in 28 years, to have played at Army West Point.
The announced attendance of 5,326 set a new record for Christl Arena.
The Blue Devils are 7-1 when playing on Nov. 11.
Duke owns a series record of 14-3 against the Black Knights.
Duke made nine three-pointers in the first half, its first time with at least nine triples in a half since making 11 versus Miami on Jan. 14, 2025.
Dame Sarr exploded for 19 total points, including 13 inside the first eight minutes of the first half.
- The freshman shot 6-of-8 from the field, highlighted by 3-of-5 from beyond the arc and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line.
- Sarr tallied a game-high three steals and brought in three rebounds.
Isaiah Evans scored 13 points in the first half en route to 17 total points. He also finished with three rebounds, three assists and a career-high two blocks.
- The sophomore shot 4-for-5 from beyond the arc in the opening 20 minutes.
- Evans has now made at least three three-pointers in 13 career games. Duke is 13-0 in those games.
Patrick Ngongba II had a career day, setting new benchmarks in points (16), rebounds (nine) and assists (four).
- The sophomore slammed home four dunks en route to matching his career high for made field goals with six.
- Ngongba finished one rebound shy of a double-double, with five of his nine boards coming on the offensive glass.
Cameron Boozer contributed an all-around effort with 15 points, nine boards, four assists, two steals and two blocked shots.
Nikolas Khamenia reeled in six boards, the most in a single game through the first three games of his Duke career.
- The freshman led in the +/- category, at +39.
Cayden Boozer finished with a game-high eight assists, while also scoring 10 points.
Darren Harris came off the bench for 15 points, including 12 in the second half, shooting 5-of-7 from 3-point range.

QUOTES

"This was a big-time honor for our program. Those cadets are doing something way more important than we are – serving our country and the commitment they've made. For us to do this on Veterans Day was incredibly meaningful, especially to share this with Coach K and our players. They don't get a lot of time to be around him. For Coach K to share in it with our players was very meaningful for me. Then, I thought it was just a very business-like approach tonight. They obviously played [hard]. They did a great job sharing the ball. I thought just our commitment to defend, rebound and share the ball was what stood out for me tonight. I'm very proud of the effort and have a ton of respect for West Point. I'm really grateful for them hosting us for this game." - Duke head coach Jon Scheyer
"Part of us being here was just to show our gratitude. Yesterday we had an amazing day. We practiced here, but then we toured West Point. I'm a history major so I know some, but I didn't nearly know all the history that was behind West Point, the origin of it all. For our players, I think they just have tremendous respect for these guys, the commitment they've made, the sacrifice they're making. To understand, again, being part of something bigger than just yourself, like that's what Army is all about. In our two days we've been here, that's the biggest takeaway I've had. Really grateful. Really proud of our country. Proud of these men and women that serve the country." - Scheyer about the team's experience at West Point
"I was just taking it in and just appreciating the experience while we're here – knowing what Coach K means to both programs – and just learning as much as we can while keeping a competitive mindset. I just think we're learning what it takes to pull away from teams, especially on the road. Again, it comes back to rebounding and guarding the ball. I feel like on offense, Coach (Evan) Bradds has done a great job. As soon as we need to do something on offense, Coach Scheyer is magician with the board. We have to, as a team, just learn how to start off strong on defense immediately and not wait until the other team hits a couple of shots." - Duke sophomore guard/forward Isaiah Evans
"My defensive mindset. I think last game I wasn't so aggressive on defense. After talking with the coaches, that's not who I am. So today, I just wanted to bring myself, be aggressive on defense, and everything else came together. Whenever I'm focused on defense, then everything else comes by itself. I didn't try to force it, it just came. And that's what I'm trying to do every time." - Duke freshman guard/forward Dame Sarr

UP NEXT

No. 4 Duke returns home Friday, Nov. 14, welcoming Indiana State to Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The Blue Devils and Sycamores tip off at 7 p.m., with the game broadcast live on ACC Network.