Nov 14, 2025; Durham, North Carolina, USA; Duke Blue Devils guard Caleb Foster (1) drives to the basket during the first half against the Indiana State Sycamores at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images Freshman Cameron Boozer scored a career-high 35 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as No. 4 Duke overcame a slow start to earn a 100-61 victory over Indiana State in Durham, N.C.
Caleb Foster added 14 points, Dame Sarr had 10 points and Patrick Ngongba II contributed nine points and eight rebounds for the Blue Devils (4-0), who shot 53.5% from the floor and erased an early 10-point deficit. Boozer shot 13-for-16 from the floor.
Duke recorded back-to-back 100-point games for the first time since 2017, having recorded a 114-59 victory at Army on Tuesday.
Sterling Young scored 14 points, Ian Scott had 13 and Camp Wagner added 11 for the Sycamores (2-2), who were facing the Blue Devils for the first time in program history. Indiana State shot 36.1% from the floor.
The Sycamores took an 8-2 lead on a 3-pointer by Wagner 2:29 into the game then went up 14-4 just 3:21 into the contest when Wagner and Young made back-to-back 3 pointers.
It was all Duke from there.
The Blue Devils went on an 11-0 run to take a 15-14 lead then went up for good at 19-17 following two free throws from Nikolas Khamenia. The surge was part of a bigger 22-3 run that put the Blue Devils ahead 26-17 just past the midway point of the first half.
Duke had two 11-0 runs in the first half, as well as a 13-0 run, and led 51-32 at the break after shooting 62.5% from the floor and amassing a 30-12 advantage on points in the paint. Boozer had 23 points in the first half on 9-of-10 shooting from the floor.
It was the third consecutive game in which the Blue Devils scored at last 45 points in the first half.
Duke, which led by as many as 21 points in the first half, opened their first 30-plus-point lead at 73-41 after a 3-pointer from Sarr with 13:28 remaining. They went up by 40 at 92-52 with 4:42 left on an Ngongba free throw.
Duke forced 18 turnovers in the game that it turned into 26 points, and the Blue Devils finished with a 54-26 advantage on points in the paint.
–Field Level Media
