Ingram fills void in Duke rout

While Jefferson has been a productive two-way player for the Blue Devils, averaging a double-double with 11.4 points and 10.3 rebounds per game, his absence doesn’t necessarily mean Mike Krzyzewski’s squad is in a bad spot entering its matchup against the Eagles. 8 Duke beat them 97-54….

The Blue Devils have five days before their next game, a clash with Saturday Utah at Madison Square Garden in NY.

The difference between that team and this year’s group is the Blue Devils don’t appear as equipped to handle the loss of Amile Jefferson almost as well as they did when Kyrie Irving was hurt in December 2010.

Earlier in the day, before news of Jefferson’s injury broke, Marshall Plumlee spoke about how he worked on his conditioning over this 10-day break to better prepare himself to play 30, 35 minutes a game.

It’s unknown what starting lineup Duke will use with Jefferson out, but one player in particular is certain to see more playing time – true freshman Chase Jeter.

No. 7 Oregon State 75, Cal State Bakersfield 51: Ruth Hamblin had 12 points, eight rebounds and two blocks for the host Beavers (8-0), who had every player score.

Everything you need to know about the Duke vs. Georgia Southern online live stream and TV broadcast, as well as game notes and prediction.. Without Jefferson, 6-foot-9 freshman Brandon Ingram will likely move from the wing to power forward. “We were just chaotic”, Krzyzewski said.

“We looked exhausted offensively in the first half”. Rookie Luke Kennard-making his first career start in place of Jefferson-misfired on his four 3-point attempts but pieced together a personal 6-2 run against the Eagles to solidify Duke’s double-digit lead in the final five minutes of the half.

“When (Duke) missed it, they went and got it”, Eagles coach Mark Byington said.

The Blue Devils have won both meetings in this series, with the last coming in November 2008 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Georgia Southern isn’t afraid to let it fly as it takes 45.3 percent of its shots from beyond the arc and average of 10.6 3-pointers per game. Matt Jones (13.3 points) had made multiple 3s in seven straight contests before a 1-of-4 effort against Buffalo.TIP-INS1.