Duke is making its foreign exhibition debut on Wednesday night, as they battle respected Canadian program Ryerson in front of a packed crowd in Mississauga, Ontario.
It’s also the debut of the highly-touted freshman class that the Blue Devils are bringing in -- including forward Zion Williamson and wing (and Canada native) R.J. Barrett.
Barrett and Williamson haven’t disappointed in their Duke debuts as each of the top-five prospects have dominated during stretches of the game. Both freshmen made some stunning highlight-reel plays as well.
Williamson had a monster putback dunk and a goaltend near the top of the square in the first half. Barrett already made an opposing defender look silly as a Ryerson defender made the mistake of jumping with him on a breakaway dunk.
Barrett finished with a game-high 34 points to pace Duke while Williamson had some electric plays in finishing with 29 points and 13 rebounds. Duke continues its Canadian exhibition tour through the end of the weekend as they’ll play a few more exhibitions against Canadian college opponents.
GET OUT OF ZION'S WAY!
— ESPN (@espn) August 16, 2018
21 first-half points from the Duke freshman on ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/K6hrHUOtaY