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The Lakers’ Jordan Farmar scored six points in 15 minutes in last night’s 97-86 win over the Bulls in Chicago. He also had three assist, two steals, and two rebounds.
Omri Casspi and the Sacramento Kings dropped their game against the Portland Trail Blazers, 95-88. Casspi contributed nine points in just under 19 minutes, to go along with three offensive rebounds.
Meanwhile Duke’s Jon Scheyer outclassed both of the pros, tossing in a career high 36 points to crush Gardner-Webb (Boiling Springs, NC), 113-68.
Scheyer rhymes with “fire,” which is how hot he was.
From the Charlotte Observer:
Scheyer made it an easier night for everybody except Gardner-Webb with his most dominating performance as a Blue Devil. He had been in a slump, shooting 18-for-52 from the field over four games before last week’s final exams.
He said farewell to the first semester of his senior year in style, though. He made his first seven field-goal attempts and shot 11-for-13 from the field as seventh-ranked Duke improved to 8-1.
His seven 3-pointers were a career high. By halftime he had 24 points, just six shy of the career high he set against Wake Forest last season.
“I’ve been working really hard on my shot,” Scheyer said. “The last 10 days, since we haven’t had a game, it’s given us a lot of time to work on our individual games and some shooting and getting in better shape.”
Scheyer’s all-around game was just as impressive as his shooting. He grabbed eight rebounds and handed out a career-high nine assists. He delivered a no-look, around-the-head flip pass to Mason Plumlee for an early dunk.
A left-handed, behind-the-back Scheyer pass to Kyle Singler for a three-point play in the second half punctuated the performance.
“He shot it, he controlled the team, he doesn’t turn it over,” said Gardner-Webb coach Rick Scruggs, whose team fell to 3-5. “He does everything you would ask of him at that position.”
Thanks to Ari Eden for the heads-up on the Scheyer story.
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