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Duke vs. Wake Forest Final Score: Blue Devils Breeze By For 80-62 Win
Seth Curry & Ryan Kelly with 22 Points
(Source: Philip Dean)
Wake Forest has lost some close games on the road, but they have not faced a team as good as Duke.
Kelly scored a season-high 22 points in the top-ranked Blue Devils 80-62. Quinn Cook had a career-high 14 assists and Kelly finished with his fourth straight 20-point performance against Wake Forest.
Big man Mason Plumlee registered his ninth double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
For Wake Forest, C.J. Harris and and Travis McKie led the way with 19 and 22 points, respectively. McKie also added 12 boards for his third double-double of the year. Duke's defense stymied the Demon Deacons and forced 19 turnovers. Wake Forest is 0-6 in Cameron.
Big man Mason Plumlee registered his ninth double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
For Wake Forest, C.J. Harris and and Travis McKie led the way with 19 and 22 points, respectively. McKie also added 12 boards for his third double-double of the year. Duke's defense stymied the Demon Deacons and forced 19 turnovers. Wake Forest is 0-6 in Cameron.
Quinn Cook had a career-high 14 assists and Kelly finished with his fourth straight 20-point performance against Wake Forest.
"He stepped up and he just had the openings and knocked them down," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "He was on his way to a 35-point or 40-point game, really, because we would have kept calling his number."
"It's just the nature of the game, and it might be how they defend me -- I don't know -- but I got open looks, and my guys got me the ball," Kelly said.
Duke looks to remain undefeated (14-0) and retain its No.1 ranking for another week in the polls, while the Demon Deacons will be hoping to pull off the biggest upset of the Jeff Bzdelik era.
"He stepped up and he just had the openings and knocked them down," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "He was on his way to a 35-point or 40-point game, really, because we would have kept calling his number."
"It's just the nature of the game, and it might be how they defend me -- I don't know -- but I got open looks, and my guys got me the ball," Kelly said.
Duke looks to remain undefeated (14-0) and retain its No.1 ranking for another week in the polls, while the Demon Deacons will be hoping to pull off the biggest upset of the Jeff Bzdelik era.
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