Although it was just an exhibition game, UCF held its ground against No. 6 Duke for 24 minutes at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday night. However, the Blue Devils used a 16-2 run to secure a comfortable 96-71 win over the Knights.

UCF senior guard Riley Kugel had a team-high 22 points and seven rebounds, while junior forward Jordan Burks added 21 points on 3-of-5 shooting from 3-point range.

The Knights shot 38.4% (28 of 73) from the field, including 26.7% (8-30) from beyond the 3-point arc.

Cameron Boozer, the son of former Blue Devils all-American Carlos Boozer, had a team-high 33 points with 12 rebounds in his college debut at Duke. Boozer’s brother, Cayden, had nine points. Isaiah Evans and Nikolas Khamenia added 14 points apiece.

This was a return home for UCF coach Johnny Daw

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