National Basketball Association
Duke 86, Toledo 69
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 29, 2014
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials:
# Jeffrey Anderson, # Jamie Luckie, # Wally Rutecki
Attendance:
9314
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No. 2 Duke 86, Toledo 69: Jahlil Okafor scored a career-high 27 points – including seven in a row early in the second half – as the host Blue Devils put away the pesky Rockets to remain unbeaten.
Duke (11-0) extended its winning streak at Cameron Indoor Stadium to 39 games thanks in large part to the freshman Okafor, who made 12-of-15 shots from the field and pulled down eight rebounds. Quinn Cook added 20 points and Tyus Jones scored 15 points with eight assists.
Julius Brown scored 19 points on 9-of-17 shooting and Justin Drummond added 14 points for Toledo (7-5), which survived a rough start to trail by four points at halftime. J.D. Weatherspoon added 14 points and eight rebounds as the Rockets’ five-game winning streak ended.
The Rockets drew within three points on Brown’s 3-pointer 90 seconds into the second half before Okafor's burst which included two huge fast-break dunks to put the Blue Devils ahead 54-44 with 16:19 to play. Nathan Boothe’s three-point play with just under 13 minutes left brought Toledo within 59-51, but the Blue Devils scored nine of the next 11 points, capped by Jones’ four-point play, to extend the Duke advantage to 68-53 with just over nine minutes remaining.
Okafor had a monster first half, going for 16 points on 8-of-11 shooting, but the Rockets made things interesting despite trailing 18-4 less than six minutes into the contest. Justise Winslow’s basket gave Duke a nine-point advantage with 3:25 remaining, but Toledo closed the half on a 9-4 run, getting a Drummond 3-pointer and a Brown jumper in the final minute to close within 41-37 at the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Duke has won 115 straight home contests against non-conference competition. … Okafor has hit eight or more shots from the field in all six of his home games. … The Blue Devils have won all 11 of their games by double digits.
Top Game Performances
| Toledo |
|
Duke |
|
Julius Brown 19 |
Scoring |
Jahlil Okafor 27 |
|
Julius Brown 4 |
Assists |
Tyus Jones 8 |
|
J.D. Weatherspoon 8 |
Rebounds |
Amile Jefferson 8 |
|
Justin Drummond 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Tyus Jones 9 |
|
Justin Drummond 2 |
Steals |
Amile Jefferson 2 |
|
Nathan Boothe 1 |
Blocks |
Jahlil Okafor 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Toledo
|
69 |
47.5 |
5-15 |
6-10 |
10 |
25 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
| Duke
|
86 |
55.8 |
6-15 |
22-30 |
18 |
32 |
2 |
6 |
13 |
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