Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Exhibition
Duke 103, Tennessee 64 (exhibition)
Duke vs. Tennessee. Official box score on goduke.com ↗
Baseline game: this is the first game in the data, so there's no What Changed chart. Comparisons start with the next game.
Top notes
- Projection paceBlackwell is averaging 18.0 PPG in exhibitions, above his 15.0 starter projection. Exhibitions are not graded.
- Projection paceNgongba is averaging 13.0 PPG in exhibitions, below his 14.5 starter projection. Exhibitions are not graded.
- Projection paceBoumtje Boumtje is averaging 11.0 PPG in exhibitions, exactly at his 11.0 starter projection. Exhibitions are not graded.
- Projection paceBoozer is averaging 2.0 PPG in exhibitions, below his 9.0 starter projection. Exhibitions are not graded.
- Projection paceSarr is averaging 15.0 PPG in exhibitions, above his 6.0 starter projection. Exhibitions are not graded.
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- Projection paceRippey is averaging 21.0 PPG in exhibitions, above his 6.0 starter projection. Exhibitions are not graded.
- Projection paceWilliams is averaging 2.0 PPG in exhibitions, exactly at his 2.0 starter projection. Exhibitions are not graded.
- Projection paceWilkins is averaging 11.0 PPG in exhibitions, above his 2.0 starter projection. Exhibitions are not graded.
- Projection paceHoward is averaging 4.0 PPG in exhibitions, above his 2.0 starter projection. Exhibitions are not graded.
- Projection paceTheodosiou is averaging 3.0 PPG in exhibitions, above his 1.9 starter projection. Exhibitions are not graded.
- Projection paceMeyer is averaging 3.0 PPG in exhibitions, above his 1.5 starter projection. Exhibitions are not graded.
- Leading scorerDeron Rippey Jr. led Duke with 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting.
- LineupStarting five: Blackwell, Sarr, Ngongba, Boumtje Boumtje, Boozer.
Generated from the official box score.
Flags
No flags this game.
Duke player lines
| Player | GS | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Blackwell | ● | 21 | 18 | 6-8 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Dame Sarr | ● | 25 | 15 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Patrick Ngongba II | ● | 19 | 13 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje | ● | 20 | 11 | 5-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Cayden Boozer | ● | 21 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Deron Rippey Jr. | 21 | 21 | 9-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Sebastian Wilkins | 20 | 11 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryson Howard | 17 | 4 | 0-6 | 0-6 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Maxime Meyer | 10 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jacob Theodosiou | 4 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cameron Williams | 18 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nick Arnold | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Brock Davis | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players | 200 | 103 | 36-66 | 12-33 | 19-21 | 41 | 16 | 10 |
Player rebounds and turnovers exclude team totals. Recorded by hand from the official box score on Oct 29, 2026.
What fans are saying on X
Mostly positivepositive90%mixed5%negative5%
Themes
- Sarr.Mentioned in 18 of 42 posts, mostly positive. Box score: 15 pts (6-9 FG, 1-3 3PT), 2 reb, 1 ast in 25 min.
- Rippey.Mentioned in 7 of 42 posts, mostly positive. Box score: 21 pts (9-12 FG, 3-6 3PT), 1 reb, 3 ast in 21 min.
- Blackwell.Mentioned in 6 of 42 posts, mostly positive. Box score: 18 pts (6-8 FG, 4-6 3PT), 5 reb, 2 ast in 21 min.
- Three-point shooting.Came up in 8 posts, mostly positive. Box score: Duke 12-33 from three.
- Depth and bench.Came up in 3 posts, mixed. Box score: bench 44 pts; 6 players in double figures.
Representative posts
- @rheidrick24 · 7.5k followers: Says Sarr looks like a different player, more confident and aggressive than before, and calls Blackwell an instant-offense scorer who may be the missing piece.
- @BrendanRMarks · 14k followers: Allows that it was an exhibition with key players out on both sides, but says Duke's range of scoring options stands out.
- @chanelcporter · 4.7k followers: Calls the 39-point win a statement, pointing to Duke's edge on the glass and in the paint, and says Rippey will be fun to watch.
- @AdamZagoria · 82.4k followers: Recaps the rout with freshman Rippey's game-high 21 ahead of Blackwell and Sarr.
- @MarchMadnessMBB · 1717.6k followers: Says Duke impressed in Cameron in the exhibition win over Tennessee.
Automated summary of 42 public posts sampled from X between Oct 20, 5:00 PM and Oct 21, 7:00 PM ET (2 searches); the mood split counts the 21 that expressed a view. Spam, bots, betting accounts, abusive posts and posts aimed at players personally were filtered out. Posts are linked and paraphrased (paraphrases checked by hand), not reproduced, and don't reflect the views of this site. Generated Oct 29, 4:40 PM ET.