The Duke basketball defense had been on the struggle bus since the holidays.
Despite a suffocating second half against Louisville the Blue Devils have been unable to consistently stop its opposition and it has put a lot of pressure on its offense to win games, but it finally got back to its roots on Wednesday night in Berkley.
No. 6 Duke outmuscled Cal 71-56 to remain perfect in ACC play and land its fifth straight victory.
The defensive charge was led by Dame Sarr, who held Golden Bears guard Dai Dai Ames scoreless on four shots in the first half as the rest of the team followed suit in the second half.