Hartford Hawks at Duke Blue Devils

Barrett leads No. 3 Duke past Hartford, 84-54

Just that quickly, Duke can turn a frustrating night into yet another blowout.

Barrett had 27 points and a season-best 15 rebounds, and third-ranked Duke pulled away to rout Hartford 84-54 on Wednesday night.

Zion Williamson added 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Tre Jones and Javin DeLaurier finished with 10 points apiece to help the Blue Devils (8-1) win their third straight.

J.R. Lynch scored 13 points and Jason Dunne added 12 for Hartford (3-7), a 38-point underdog that hung around well into the second half before fading. Dunne's long 3-pointer pulled the Hawks within eight points with just over 12 minutes left.

BIG PICTURE

"Going forward, for our program, we can only benefit from an experience like that," Hartford coach John Gallagher said. "Can we play in a game in March where it's a Duke or a Kansas or a Gonzaga and get ourselves in a situation where we're an America East champion? Tonight can only help us."

ZIONLIGHT

Williamson missed two dunks but his top highlight came from his passing skills. With the outcome decided, Williamson stole the ball near midcourt and found himself on a 2-on-1 break with Barrett. He flipped the ball off the glass to Barrett, whose dunk made it 79-48. "I feel like, to be a great transition player, you have to know who's running with you and what the defenders are doing," Williamson said. "I had gotten the dunk the play before, RJ had given it to me, so I said, `I might just reward him for giving me that pass."

COLD SHOOTING

BLOCK PARTY

Duke blocked 10 shots, its third game with double-digit blocks. "This team can play great defense, and it can block shots, and that helps," Krzyzewski said. "Or it can pressure shots. So you have to keep building on it."

DOWN UNDER

Three natives of Australia were in uniform for this one. White's hometown of Traralgon is about 2 hours from Hartford freshman Hunter Marks' (Phillip Island) and 3 hours from Hartford forward George Blagojevic's (Geelong).

UP NEXT

Hartford: At Bryant on Dec. 12.

Duke: Hosts Yale on Saturday.

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