National Basketball Association
Duke 76, Elon University 54
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 20, 2012
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials:
# Louis Andrakakos, # Bryan Kersey, # Raymond Naitili
Attendance:
9314
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 1 Duke 76, Elon 54: Mason Plumlee collected 21 points and 16 rebounds as the host Blue Devils benefited from a second-half surge for the second time in as many days to record their 100th consecutive non-conference victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Ryan Kelly had 14 points and Rasheed Sulaimon added 13 for top-ranked Duke (11-0), which used an 11-0 run to break open a close contest. The Blue Devils scored 41 of the first 45 points in the second half on Wednesday to breeze to an 88-47 triumph over Cornell.
Sebastian Koch scored 11 of his team-high 14 points in the first half for Elon (6-5), which has dropped four of its last six.
Ryley Beaumont's 3-pointer brought the Phoenix within eight at 43-35, but Tyler Thornton answered with back-to-back 3-pointers. Sulaimon capped the 11-0 run after drilling a shot from beyond the arc as Duke shot 11-for-19 effort from 3-point range.
After Ryan Winters' layup tied the game at 25, Duke went on a 10-2 run to close the first half - highlighted by Quinn Cook's desperation 3-pointer just before the buzzer.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Prized high school senior Jabari Parker committed to Duke on Thursday afternoon. Parker, who was the nation's No. 2 prospect in the ESPN 100, is a 6-8 forward out of Simeon Career Academy in Chicago. ... Duke's Marshall Plumlee was wearing a walking boot after spraining his left foot during Wednesday's victory. ... After registering a career-high 12 assists against the Big Red, Cook had just three versus the Phoenix.
Top Game Performances
| Elon University |
|
Duke |
|
Sebastian Koch 14 |
Scoring |
Mason Plumlee 21 |
|
Austin Hamilton 3 |
Assists |
Rasheed Sulaimon 4 |
|
Sebastian Koch 9 |
Rebounds |
Mason Plumlee 15 |
|
Lucas Troutman 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Ryan Kelly 3 |
|
Austin Hamilton 1 |
Steals |
Quinn Cook 4 |
|
Lucas Troutman 1 |
Blocks |
Amile Jefferson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Elon University
|
54 |
38.5 |
7-18 |
7-8 |
10 |
31 |
1 |
3 |
17 |
| Duke
|
76 |
43.3 |
11-19 |
7-16 |
16 |
42 |
2 |
10 |
12 |
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