National Basketball Association
Duke 91, N.C. Asheville 55
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 18, 2013
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials:
# Mike Eades, # Wally Rutecki, # Earl Walton
Attendance:
9134
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No. 6 Duke 91, UNC Asheville 55: Freshman Jabari Parker collected 21 points and 10 rebounds for his second straight double-double as the Blue Devils rolled to their 104th consecutive non-conference win at home in the opening round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.
Parker was 8-of-13 overall in becoming the third player in school history to top 20 points in four straight games to start a season and the first since Art Heyman in 1961-62. Rodney Hood added 18 points and Andre Dawkins scored 13 for Duke (3-1), which will host East Carolina in the second round on Tuesday.
Sam Hughes scored a career-high 16 points for the Bulldogs (1-3) and David Robertson added 12 off the bench. Leading scorer Andrew Rowsey was held to two points on 1-of-7 shooting.
The Blue Devils never trailed, as Parker scored the game's first four points and Duke opened a 26-10 lead less than eight minutes into the contest. The lead didn't slip below 11 the rest of the way and the Blue Devils took a 48-28 advantage into halftime.
The Bulldogs couldn't get closer than 18 in the second half as they finished just 4-for-14 from 3-point range. Quinn Cook and Semi Ojeleye added 10 points apiece for Duke, which hit 57.4 percent from the floor and has shot over 50 percent in all four of its games.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Duke has won 24 consecutive regular-season tournament games, including 13 straight in the NIT Season Tip-Off. … The Blue Devils have won 21 straight against current members of the Big South dating to 1937. … UNC Asheville will face Norfolk State on Tuesday.
Top Game Performances
| N.C. Asheville |
|
Duke |
|
Sam Hughes 16 |
Scoring |
Jabari Parker 21 |
|
Andrew Rowsey 3 |
Assists |
Quinn Cook 5 |
|
D.J. Cunningham 6 |
Rebounds |
Jabari Parker 10 |
|
David Robertson 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Jabari Parker 4 |
|
Sam Hughes 4 |
Steals |
Rodney Hood 2 |
|
D.J. Cunningham 1 |
Blocks |
Josh Hairston 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| N.C. Asheville
|
55 |
33.3 |
4-14 |
13-21 |
9 |
26 |
3 |
10 |
15 |
| Duke
|
91 |
57.4 |
10-23 |
19-26 |
21 |
41 |
4 |
7 |
16 |
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