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Barrett, Bolden lead Duke past Auburn in Maui

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Bolden says win vs. Auburn was a 'big test'

Duke center Marques Bolden details how the Blue Devils beat Auburn and how he teaches the new guys everything he wishes he knew as a freshman.

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Barrett throws down fast-break windmill

RJ Barrett gets out ahead of the pack and flushes a windmill dunk.

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Bolden blocks shot, runs the floor and finishes with alley-oop

Marques Bolden comes up with a block on defense then runs the floor for an alley-oop.

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Williamson blocks Harper before halftime buzzer

Jared Harper tries going coast-to-coast before halftime but Zion Williamson shuts the door.

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Reddish pulls up for deep 3

Auburn gives Cam Reddish too much space as he knocks down a long 3-pointer.

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Williamson lobs to Barrett to start 2nd half

Zion Williamson runs the floor and tosses an alley-oop to RJ Barrett for a dunk.

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Bolden pins Auburn attempt at the basket

Jared Harper gets his layup blocked off the backboard by Marques Bolden.

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Jones makes circus shot to beat shot clock

Duke freshman Tre Jones drives baseline and hits a baseline shot before the buzzer.

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Barrett drives left for and-1 finish

RJ Barrett elevates through the Auburn defender and finishes through contact for the Duke bucket.

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Auburn kicks things off with dunk, steal and score

Jared Harper lobs it up to Anfernee McLemore who slams it home, then immediately off the inbounds Harper turns a steal into two more.

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    Famous college football prank

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    • The day MIT won the Harvard-Yale game

      In 1982, during the middle of The Game between rivals Harvard and Yale, a third player entered the game when MIT students pulled the greatest prank in college football history.