CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Duke coach Jon Scheyer offered a challenge to star recruit Cameron Boozer at halftime of the Blue Devils' season opener Tuesday night against Texas, bluntly telling the 6-foot-9 freshman forward phenom that he was “playing soft.”

Boozer got the message — and then proceeded to take over the game.

After failing to score in the first half, Boozer rallied to finish with 15 points and 13 rebounds — 10 of those after halftime — as the sixth-ranked Blue Devils overcame a 33-32 halftime deficit to beat Texas 75-60 in the Dick Vitale Invitational at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte.

“I just tried to wash it off,” Boozer said of his disappointing first half, which included missing all seven shots from the field.

Texas coach Sean Miller walked away impressed, calling Booz

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