Duke wins its ACC opener over #18 Clemson, 74-53. Leading the Blue Devils with 22 points apiece were Jon Scheyer and Nolan Smith. Scheyer also dished out 6 assists and grabbed 3 steals, and shot 3-of-8 from long range.

Singler's all-around play kept Duke in the game offensively in the first 20 minutes, scoring 16 overall.

Good win for Duke, although parts were sloppy. After a superbly played first half of defense, holding Clemson's high-powered offense to just 12 points, the Blue Devils did just enough to stave off the Tigers' ferocious second-half opening.

Good win for Duke to open up ACC play. I thought this game might be a little closer than it was, but I was pretty sure that Clemson wouldn't be able to go into Cameron and win.

Will be interesting to see how Duke handles the pressure d at Little John. Gminski made mention of how poorly Duke played against it tonight. On the road, a similar effort will likely result in an L.

Nice win tonight. 1-0 in the league. Likely headed to the top 5 of the polls.

Lol Clemson does not have a high powered offense. I figured the game would be rough, and I was right. Our team is so so so young minus Booker. Good learning experience.

Yeah, guess you're right, tiger. I was going more for high scoring, and they are averaging about 78 a game. And when you hold a team averaging that many points to 12 in the first half of play, that's damn good.

But, not having paid too much attention to Clemson during the early season, I figured they were also up there in three-pointers per game and all that. Losing Terrence had more of an affect than I thought in that regard. Although, Young and Potter can be dangerous.

Agreed. We played about as badly as we could (credit given to Duke as well of course) for the first half. Many missed shots. I figured we would lose, and we did. What I did find encouraging was the scoring in the second half which was pretty even. Our freshman need to get that killer instinct; I am worried that aren't competitors.

That all being said, it is a game that isn't the end of the world, and I guarantee it will be closer here at LittleJohn later this month.

Don't worry, ohiotiger33. Clemson will shoot the lights out at LittleJohn next week when Carolina comes to town. That should get the Tigers on track.