EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – With Duke clinging to a three-point lead against a gritty Butler team Saturday afternoon at the Izod Center, Kyrie Irving went to work.
Irving, the star freshman making his first appearance in the Garden State since arriving at Duke, drained back-to-back 3-pointers to put the No. 1 Blue Devils up by nine points and Duke held on for an 82-70 victory before 14,215 in the rematch of the NCAA championship game also won by the Devils.
“Those were rhythm threes and it felt good,” said Irving, who scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half, when Duke outscored Butler 49-37 to break a 33-all halftime tie.
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