Evans Scores 21; No. 4 Duke Wins at Pitt, 70-54

Tuesday, February 10

Pittsburgh, PA

9 p.m.

Duke University

22-2,11-1ACC

Pitt

9-16,2-10ACC

Duke

Pittsburgh

Evans Scores 21; No. 4 Duke Wins at Pitt, 70-54

2/10/2026 11:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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PITTSBURGH, Pa. – No. 4 Duke held Pittsburgh to just 25 second-half points en route to a 70-54 victory on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the Petersen Events Center. The Blue Devils (22-2, 11-1 ACC) limited the Panthers (9-16, 2-10 ACC) to a season-low scoring output at home.

Isaiah Evans led all scorers with 21 points, fueled by a 5-of-6 night from deep. Cameron Boozer tallied his 13th double-double of the season, with 17 points and 10 boards, while Caleb Foster contributed across the board with 14 points, five assists and a career-high eight rebounds.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Duke opened the scoring inside the first 30 seconds of the game, with Maliq Brown finding an early bucket. The Panthers responded with nine of the next 11 points, taking an early lead, 9-4.
Isaiah Evans started 3-for-3 from the field, including a corner triple, to bring Duke back within one, 12-11, after five minutes of play.
The Blue Devils rattled off nine straight points before a Pittsburgh three-pointer tied the score at 15 entering the under-12 timeout.
The two teams remained close through the next phase of the game, with Duke's largest lead of the night at the time, 26-23, coming after a free throw by Caleb Foster at the 3:37 mark.
The Blue Devils took a six-point edge, 35-29, into halftime after closing the first frame with seven unanswered.
Darren Harris laid in a fast-break basket and Boozer drilled a triple, forcing a Pitt timeout after three minutes of play in the second half.
A three-pointer by Evans sent Duke in front by nine, 47-38, to keep the Blue Devils in control at the under-12 break. The Blue Devils continued to stretch their lead to as large as 14 points, before the hosts scored five quick points to narrow the margin to 56-47 with five minutes remaining.
Six consecutive made shots, capped by back-to-back trifectas from Foster and Evans, reestablished Duke's double-digit advantage, 67-50, shortly before the final media break of the night.
Foster surged on the glass to end the night, finishing the contest with a career-high eight caroms. Boozer capped off his double-double with an offensive rebound to help the Blue Devils secure the 70-54 victory.

NOTES

The Blue Devils have won 33 of their last 35 games against conference opponents.
Duke is 19-9 when playing the Panthers, including a 6-2 record at the Petersen Events Center.
- The Blue Devils are 9-4 all-time when playing against the Panthers in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Duke is 25-10, with 11 consecutive wins, when playing on Feb. 10.
- The Blue Devils are 14-6 in road games on the date and have won six straight.
Across the last two seasons, Duke owns the best record in Division I college basketball, at 57-6.
The Panthers entered Saturday's game averaging 70.8 points per game, but were held to 54, 16.8 below their season average.
- Duke's defense has held all but two of their 24 opponents below their scoring average.
- Pittsburgh's 54 points were its lowest output at home this season.
Duke ranked ninth nationally and led the ACC in scoring defense (63.9) entering Tuesday and held Pittsburgh to 9.9 points below that average.
The Blue Devils forced three shot clock violations on Tuesday night, increasing their season total to 18.
Entering Tuesday night, Pittsburgh ranked third in the ACC for offensive rebounds per game (12.5).
- Duke limited the Panthers on the offensive glass, allowing just seven offensive rebounds, leading to only five second-chance points.
The Blue Devils outrebounded the Panthers by 14 (37-23) and have finished with a positive margin on the glass in 20 games this season.
Duke registered one scoring run of at least 10 points, increasing its kill shot season total to 27.
The Blue Devils outscored Pittsburgh in four specialty stats, with leads in points off turnovers (12-10), points in the paint (36-22), second-chance points (10-5), and bench points (13-2).
Duke finished the contest with 12 fouls and holds a record of 65-3 (.956) in four seasons under Jon Scheyer when committing 15 or fewer fouls.
Isaiah Evans led the Blue Devils with 21 points, fueled by a 5-of-6 performance from deep.
- When Evans makes at least three triples, Duke is 11-0 this season and 22-0 during Evans' career.
- The sophomore logged his fifth career 20-point outing.
Cameron Boozer scored 17 points and grabbed 10 boards, logging his 13th double-double of the season.
- The freshman also dished four helpers, his 20th game this year with at least three dimes.
Caleb Foster rounded out Duke's double-digit scoring with 14 points and stuffed the stat sheet with the addition of eight rebounds and five assists.
- The eight boards set a new career high for the junior guard and his five assists led the team.
- Foster led the team in plus-minus, finishing with game +17.
Dame Sarr grabbed seven boards, while adding three points, two assists, two steals and one block.

QUOTES

"For us, we're a different team without Pat [Ngongba II]. I mean, we had some lineups out there we've never played before, and I thought our guys really stepped up in a key way. All eight guys that played did some really good things to contribute to winning. Our defense carried us. Our offense needs to continue to be better. But when you shoot 55% and 54%, I think it's easy for me to be critical of that. I thought it was just a workman-like performance. Proud of this win, great to get our 11th conference win. And obviously we're getting ready for a big time game Saturday." - Duke head coach Jon Scheyer
"Pitt plays one of the slowest paces in the country. They have a great defense. We held them to 54 points, so overall, a great defensive game. Our defense carried us throughout. They make it tough. They're a scrappy team. I mean, we obviously could be better, but it was a solid game." - Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer

UP NEXT

No. 4 Duke (22-2, 11-1 ACC) returns home for a weekend clash with No. 20 Clemson (20-4, 10-1 ACC). The Blue Devils and Tigers tipoff at 12 p.m., live on ESPN.

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