Chip Alexander

Cam Boozer has an interested observer listening in.

Sarr buries a 3 and it's 64-50. Dixon wants a timeout now.

TCU's Dixon just got a T. Duke's Cayden Boozer hits the free throws and it's 61-50 Duke with 8:57 left.

Duke off to a bumbling start in the second half. Bad turnovers, bad decision. TCU takes a 40-38 lead and Duke takes a timeout.

Halftime: Duke leads TCU 38-34. Evans with 13 and Brown 10. Cam Boozer with one shot and two points on free throws

Duke's positional size really shows up when Devils go zone. TCU guard Brock Harding and Jadyn Pierre both are listed at 6 feet. When you have Sarr, Brown and Evans in front of you at top of zone ...

Evans drive after a miss and it's 31-23, Duke. TCU without a FG for 3 minutes and Dixon orders up a timeout.

At under-8, Duke moves into 27-22 lead after 4-point play by Evans. Nice fake, better shot. TCU's Harding was begging ref after the play but too late. Duke then mixed in a little zone,

At the under-12, TCU with 15-14 lead. Khamenia will shoot 2 after the break.

First media break and it's a 7-7 tie. In any NCAA game an adjustment is getting feel for how game will be called. Duke, TCU still adjusting.

Ngongba in with 16:14 left in half.

Blue Devils said energy was missing early against Siena, vowed to bring it today from the start. Almost that time

In the stripes: Paul Szelc, Gregory Nixon, Clarence Armstrong

Starters for Duke against TCU: Cam and Cayden Boozer, Evans, Brown, Sarr.

Ngongba take the floor with Devils for warmups.

Devils taking floor for early warmups. No Ngongba. Yet

The scene in Greenville. Serene for now. But in a few hours …

Duke's Ngongba still being listed as questionable. We'll see. The thought here is he'll play.

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Ngongba listed as questionable for TCU.