National Basketball Association
Duke 81, Pittsburgh 54
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 20, 2018
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials:
# Ron Groover, # Raymond Styons, # Hans Desir
Attendance:
9314
By Field Level Media
Freshman forwards Wendell Carter Jr. and Marvin Bagley III dominated in the lane as fifth-ranked Duke rolled to an 81-54 victory against visiting Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Carter scored 21 points on 9-for-10 shooting from the field and Bagley finished with 20 points on 6-for-10 shooting. They each made a 3-point basket, while Carter shared game-high honors with eight rebounds.
Gary Trent Jr. added 17 points and Grayson Allen dumped in 16 points for Duke (17-2, 5-2 ACC), which has won four games in a row and is unbeaten in 10 home games this season.
Parker Stewart's 15 points and Marcus Carr's 12 points paced last-place Pittsburgh (8-12, 0-7). Jonathan Milligan added nine points off the bench.
Allen, who has been in a shooting slump, drained back-to-back 3-pointers as the Blue Devils stretched their lead to 64-30 with more than 13 minutes to play. He ended up 4-for-10 on 3-point attempts.
Duke shot 51.8 percent from the field. That included a 12-for-26 mark on 3-pointers.
None of the Blue Devils reserves scored until the game's final 90 seconds. Duke's non-starters combined to shoot 1-for-11 from the field in the game.
The outcome completed a season series sweep for Duke, which won 87-52 less than two weeks ago at Pittsburgh.
Duke's 48-26 halftime lead came courtesy of 60.7-percent shooting from the field. Carter and Bagley were a combined 10-for-12 in the first half, racking up 27 points between them.
Pittsburgh shot 50 percent (10-for-20) from the field in the first half, but the Panthers gave up 11 turnovers by the break. Stewart and Carr accounted for all except five of the team's first-half points.
Other than Stewart's 3-for-6 contribution on 3-pointers, the other Panthers ended up 1-for-10 from long range in the game.
Duke forward Javin DeLaurier, who had been the most-used reserve for the first couple months of the season, returned after a three-game absence with a hamstring injury.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Pittsburgh |
|
Duke |
|
Parker Stewart 15 |
Scoring |
Wendell Carter Jr. 21 |
|
Marcus Carr 2 |
Assists |
Trevon Duval 4 |
|
Kene Chukwuka 8 |
Rebounds |
Wendell Carter Jr. 8 |
|
Jonathan Milligan 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Marvin Bagley III 7 |
|
Kene Chukwuka 2 |
Steals |
Grayson Allen 2 |
|
Terrell Brown 2 |
Blocks |
Wendell Carter Jr. 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Pittsburgh
|
54 |
40.8 |
4-16 |
10-14 |
7 |
23 |
3 |
6 |
15 |
| Duke
|
81 |
51.8 |
12-26 |
11-17 |
16 |
33 |
7 |
8 |
15 |
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