R.J. Barrett notches fourth triple-double in Duke history

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Duke freshman R.J. Barrett notched just the fourth triple-double in program history on Saturday night.

The 6-foot-7 Canadian went for 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists as No. 2 Duke handled N.C. State, 94-78, at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Barrett had no turnovers in the game.

?????? FIRST TRIPLE DOUBLE SINCE 2006 @RjBarrett6

23 points, 11 boards, 10 dimes, 0 TO in 36 minutes (8-16 FG) pic.twitter.com/ZcxYdjDa6m

— Duke Basketball (@DukeMBB) February 17, 2019

Barrett’s performance came in front of his high school coach, Kevin Boyle of Montverde, who has also coached top-3 NBA picks Kyrie Irving, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid and D’Angelo Russell.

.⁦@MVABasketball⁩ coach Kevin Boyle, who coached ⁦@RjBarrett6⁩ among others, at the ⁦@DukeMBB⁩ game with ⁦@DickieV⁩ pic.twitter.com/UXufHIDTqi

— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) February 16, 2019

Zion Williamson poured in 32 points and 6 rebounds in the win.

Williamson and Barrett are the projected 1-2 picks in the NBA Draft.

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