freshman record with eight 3-pointers and matched a school freshman mark with 35 points as the No. 9 Blue Devils defeated
McCain hit seven 3-pointers in the first half and shot 60% overall , including 8 for 11 from long distance in his seventh game scoring 20 or more points. His point total tied Zion Williamson's 35-point performance against Syracuse in 2019. "It seems as though every team will have a player, or several players, that are capable of going off for big numbers, against you," Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton said."And I thought our defensive gameplan, for the most part, was fine.
"But all of us who have played basketball, seems to have had one of those nights where they can't miss, regardless of how you're defended. And I thought McCain had one of those nights." McCain's accuracy from 3-point range was a surprise. The 6-foot-3 guard had made a total of seven 3-pointers in his four games."It was a great win for us, they're a dangerous team. They make it hard to run your offense," Duke coach Jon Scheyer said."Jared, it's pretty special what he did, coming into this atmosphere as a freshman. It was just a really special performance."scored 15 points as Duke won its fourth straight game.