Longtime Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski knew he saw something good when he recruited Syracuse University junior forward Michael Gbinije from Benedictine College Prep.
Jahlil Okafor had 23 points and 13 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season, outplaying Syracuse big man Rakeem Christmas as No. 4 Duke beat the Orange 80-72 on Saturday night.
In a hyped matchup between Rakeem Christmas and Jahlil Okafor, Okafor easily won the battle. He scored 23 points on 10-15 shooting to go along with 13 rebounds.
I understand free throws have value in basketball. A made free throw is worth a point and points are used to determine the winner of a basketball game, specifically that the team that scores the most points is the winning team.
Michael Gbinije scored 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds, Trevor Cooney had 15 points and Syracuse pulled away for a 70-56 victory over Boston College on Wednesday night.