The No. 1-ranked Duke Blue Devils (26-2, 14-1 ACC) showed no signs of slowing down following their signature 68-63 victory over No. 3 Michigan in Washington, D.C. this past Saturday. The Blue Devils followed that win with a 100-56 demolition of Notre Dame (12-16, 3-12 ACC) on the road on Tuesday night.
Duke's win over the Fighting Irish extends its winning streak to five games, and it has won those contests by an average margin of 23 points.
Blue Devils in Full Control Against Notre Dame
The Blue Devils took full control of this one from then jump, and never let Notre Dame even come within striking distance. Jon Scheyer's club entered the halftime locker room with an astounding 54-22 lead.
Let's see how social media reacted to the Blue Devils' performance.
Duke basketball fans have been blessed these last two years.
Let's finish strong!
– DukeDaily5 with Horror Movies (@dpic2515) February 25, 2026
Missed that earlier. Duke could have won that game by 100 had they wanted to. ND is a bad basketball team and that's being nice.
– Gary Eubanks (@GolfingGamecock) February 25, 2026
The 44-point victory for Duke made Scheyer the first head coach in ACC history with multiple 40-point road wins against ACC teams. This is also the first time that the Blue Devils have scored 100 points in a regulation ACC road game since 1999.
Never a good sign when you suffer your worst home loss since 1898 against "Chicago First Regiment."
– Bryan Power (@BryanPower_Wins) February 25, 2026
Duke just scored 100 in a 44-point road win at Notre Dame.
Per ESPN Research, it made Jon Scheyer the *FIRST* head coach in ACC history with multiple 40-point road wins against ACC teams.
(It was also the first time Duke scored 100 in regulation in a road ACC game since 1999.)
– Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) February 25, 2026
Cameron Boozer Dominates Once Again
Not that it is surprising to anyone at this point, but Duke freshman sensation Cameron Boozer once again put together a dominant outing to further cement his case for the National Player of the Year award.
The star rookie tallied a game-high 24 points to go along with 13 rebounds, two assists, and three steals on 5-of-8 (62.5%) shooting from the field, 2-of-2 (100%) shooting from three-point range, and 12-of-14 (85.7%) shooting from the free throw line. He did all of that in 24 minutes of action.
What's even wilder is Boozer's first-half stat line. Entering the halftime locker room, the Miami native had tallied 20 points, nine boards, and two assists. The entire Fighting Irish team notched 22 points, 10 rebounds, and two assists in the first half.
Safe to say social media had a fun time with that one.
Cameron Boozer's stat line in the first half is almost the same as the entire Notre Dame team pic.twitter.com/0dknhR88yf
– ESPN (@espn) February 25, 2026
Cameron Boozer is good at basketball. Notre Dame is not.
This is a mismatch.
– TheDevilsDen.com (@TheDevilsDen) February 25, 2026
Cameron Boozer in the first half against Notre Dame:
20 PTS | 4-6 FG | 9 REB | 2 AST | 2 STL | 17 MIN
Notre Dame's whole team: 22 PTS | 10 REB | 2 AST pic.twitter.com/XFe0QxI1HI
– B/R Hoops (@brhoops) February 25, 2026
Cameron Boozer could not be stopped as Duke dominated Notre Dame on Tuesday pic.twitter.com/SEGbzkLAHJ
– Ball Exclusives (@ballexclusives) February 25, 2026
The Blue Devils outscored Notre Dame 46-34 in the second half, primarily with reserves in the game. Coming off a premier win over the previous No. 1 team in the land in Michigan, Duke looks the part of a national title favorite.
Sophomore Darren Harris put together one of his best outings of the season, going for a career-high 16 points on 4-of-9 (44.4%) shooting from the field and 2-of-5 (40%) shooting from the perimeter.
Loved seeing Darren Harris have a great game today #PlayerOfTheGamepic.twitter.com/S1vH0fIEyS
– Duke Wisdom (@Duke_Wisdom) February 25, 2026
Darren Harris tonight
17 minutes
16 points (career-high)
2/5 3PTYea DH!
pic.twitter.com/VFvq5ir9Jo– Zion O. (@DukeNBA) February 25, 2026
Darren Harris when he gets more than 5 mins a game pic.twitter.com/XVurLdOAQY
– Darren Harris Believer (@Duke_Buzz) February 25, 2026
Next up, the Blue Devils will head back to Cameron Indoor Stadium to face No. 11 Virginia (25-3, 13-2 ACC) this Saturday at 12:00 pm ET.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/duke as Social Media Reacts to Duke's Lopsided Win Over Notre Dame.