Cameron Boozer scores 25, helps No. 6 Duke top Western Carolina 95-54 in Blue Devils' 1st home game
AP
Nov 08, 2025
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Freshman Cameron Boozer had 25 points in his first regular-season home game as sixth-ranked Duke Blue Devils beat Western Carolina Catamounts 95-54 on Saturday.
The 6-foot-9, 250-pound forward added eight rebounds, five assists and a block in 23 minutes for the Blue Devils (2-0), who opened the season Tuesday with a home-state win against Texas in Charlotte for the first-ever Dick Vitale Invitational. The preseason Atlantic Coast Conference favorite had no trouble against a team picked to finish seventh in the Southern Conference, pushing its lead to double figures just 7 minutes in and leading by 24 at halftime.
His brother, fellow freshman Cayden, had 14 points, seven rebounds and five assists as one of four Blue Devils to score in double figures. Patrick Ngongba II and Maliq Brown each added 10 points.
The Blue Devils shot 46.9% and made 25 of 33 free throws, though they made just 10 of 32 3-pointers (31.3%).
Julien Soumaoro had 14 points and four 3s to lead the Catamounts (0-2), who got off to a rough shooting start to see this one quickly get away. Western Carolina missed 18 of its first 20 shots and 26 of its first 31 in a first half that included a scoreless drought of nearly seven minutes.
Western Carolina shot just 30.6% for the game, missing 22 of 26 3-point tries.
This was part of a demanding two-game set to open the season for Western Carolina, which lost 94-63 at Big 12 member Cincinnati on Monday.
Western Carolina: The Catamounts host NAIA program Voorhees on Thursday.
Duke: The Blue Devils travel to Army on Tuesday, timed for Veterans Day.
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1st Half
WCU
Catamounts
21
DUKE
Blue Devils
45
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Abdulai Fanta Kabba vs. Patrick Ngongba II (Blue Devils gains possession)
19:51
Patrick Ngongba II turnover (lost ball)
19:46
Caleb Foster personal foul
19:28
Cord Stansberry misses two point layup
19:26
Dame Sarr defensive rebound
19:23
Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
19:21
Abdulai Fanta Kabba defensive rebound
19:03
Cameron Boozer shooting foul (CJ Hyland draws the foul)
19:03
+1
CJ Hyland makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-0
19:03
+1
CJ Hyland makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-0
18:55
Cameron Boozer misses three point jump shot
18:53
Abdulai Fanta Kabba defensive rebound
18:24
+2
Marcus Kell makes two point jump shot
4-0
18:14
+2
Cameron Boozer makes two point layup
4-2
18:14
Abdulai Fanta Kabba shooting foul (Cameron Boozer draws the foul)
18:14
+1
Cameron Boozer makes regular free throw 1 of 1
4-3
17:52
CJ Hyland misses two point jump shot
17:50
Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
17:45
Julien Soumaoro personal foul
17:43
Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
17:41
Cameron Boozer offensive rebound
17:40
Marcus Kell personal foul (Cameron Boozer draws the foul)
17:39
+3
Cameron Boozer makes three point jump shot (Caleb Foster assists)
4-6
17:30
Isaiah Evans personal foul
17:22
Julien Soumaoro misses three point jump shot
17:20
Marcus Kell offensive rebound
17:17
Cord Stansberry misses three point jump shot
17:15
Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
17:03
Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
17:01
Cord Stansberry defensive rebound
16:41
Dame Sarr blocks Marcus Kell's two point jump shot
16:39
Catamounts offensive rebound
16:29
Catamounts turnover (shot clock violation)
16:29
TV timeout
16:20
+2
Maliq Brown makes two point dunk (Cayden Boozer assists)
4-8
16:02
Justin Johnson misses two point layup
16:00
Justin Johnson offensive rebound
15:49
+2
Marcus Kell makes two point jump shot
6-8
15:42
+3
Nikolas Khamenia makes three point jump shot (Cayden Boozer assists)
6-11
15:24
Cord Stansberry misses two point jump shot
15:22
Nikolas Khamenia defensive rebound
15:10
Cayden Boozer misses three point jump shot
15:08
Samuel Dada defensive rebound
14:58
Marcus Kell misses three point jump shot
14:56
Nikolas Khamenia defensive rebound
14:47
+2
Cayden Boozer makes two point layup
6-13
14:47
Tahlan Pettway shooting foul (Cayden Boozer draws the foul)
14:47
Cayden Boozer misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:47
Justin Johnson defensive rebound
14:35
Justin Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:33
Maliq Brown defensive rebound
14:20
Nikolas Khamenia misses three point jump shot
14:18
Chase McKey defensive rebound
13:50
Tahlan Pettway misses two point jump shot
13:48
Cayden Boozer defensive rebound
13:30
+2
Cayden Boozer makes two point jump shot
6-15
13:17
Julien Soumaoro misses three point jump shot
13:15
Cayden Boozer defensive rebound
13:07
Abdulai Fanta Kabba shooting foul (Nikolas Khamenia draws the foul)
13:07
+1
Nikolas Khamenia makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-16
13:07
+1
Nikolas Khamenia makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-17
12:45
Samuel Dada offensive foul
12:45
Samuel Dada turnover (offensive foul)
12:34
+2
Patrick Ngongba II makes two point dunk (Darren Harris assists)
6-19
12:20
Samuel Dada misses two point jump shot
12:18
Marcus Kell offensive rebound
12:10
Tidjiane Dioumassi misses three point jump shot
12:08
Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
11:56
Nikolas Khamenia misses three point jump shot
11:54
Cord Stansberry defensive rebound
11:44
TV timeout
11:33
Nikolas Khamenia personal foul (Cord Stansberry draws the foul)
11:21
Cameron Boozer blocks Marcus Kell's two point jump shot
11:19
Marcus Kell offensive rebound
11:13
Isaiah Evans blocks CJ Hyland's two point jump shot
11:11
Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
11:03
Cameron Boozer misses three point jump shot
11:01
Dame Sarr offensive rebound
10:49
+2
Patrick Ngongba II makes two point layup (Caleb Foster assists)
6-21
10:36
Cord Stansberry misses two point jump shot
10:34
Cameron Boozer defensive rebound
10:23
Samuel Dada shooting foul (Cameron Boozer draws the foul)
10:23
+1
Cameron Boozer makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-22
10:23
+1
Cameron Boozer makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-23
10:03
Cord Stansberry misses two point layup
10:01
Patrick Ngongba II defensive rebound
9:42
CJ Hyland shooting foul (Dame Sarr draws the foul)
9:42
+1
Dame Sarr makes regular free throw 1 of 3
6-24
9:42
Dame Sarr misses regular free throw 2 of 3
9:42
Dame Sarr misses regular free throw 3 of 3
9:42
Marcus Kell defensive rebound
9:23
Marcus Kell misses three point jump shot
9:21
Dame Sarr defensive rebound
9:16
Chase McKey shooting foul (Dame Sarr draws the foul)
9:16
+1
Dame Sarr makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-25
9:16
Dame Sarr misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:16
Marcus Kell defensive rebound
9:16
Jump ball. Maliq Brown vs. Marcus Kell (Catamounts gains possession)
8:55
+3
Julien Soumaoro makes three point jump shot
9-25
8:27
+2
Cameron Boozer makes two point layup
9-27
8:18
Caleb Foster personal foul (CJ Hyland draws the foul)
8:05
Marcus Kell misses three point jump shot
8:03
Isaiah Evans defensive rebound
7:59
Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
7:57
Cameron Boozer offensive rebound
7:49
Cameron Boozer misses three point jump shot
7:47
Nikolas Khamenia offensive rebound
7:36
Cayden Boozer misses two point jump shot
7:34
Cameron Boozer offensive rebound
7:33
+2
Cameron Boozer makes two point layup
9-29
7:22
+2
Marcus Kell makes two point layup (Abdulai Fanta Kabba assists)
11-29
7:22
Cameron Boozer shooting foul (Marcus Kell draws the foul)