National Basketball Association
Duke 88, Notre Dame 66
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, January 29, 2018
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials:
# Ron Groover, # Jamie Luckie, # Mike Eades
Attendance:
9314
By Field Level Media
Gary Trent Jr. scored 22 points and Grayson Allen poured in 18 as No. 4 Duke put together a sterling second-half stretch to run away from visiting Notre Dame in an 88-66 victory Monday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Wendell Carter Jr. added 17 points, while Marvin Bagley III and Trevon Duval both had 12 points for Duke (19-3, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). Trent was credited with a team-high 10 rebounds.
TJ Gibbs racked up 22 points for Notre Dame (13-9, 3-6), which had its losing streak extend to six games. John Mooney scored 12 of his 14 points in the first half, but the sophomore forward fouled out with 9:05 to play, leaving him one point shy of his career high.
Duke recovered just two days after a two-point loss to No. 2 Virginia. The Blue Devils haven't lost consecutive games this season.
Rex Pflueger hit a 3-point basket on the Fighting Irish's first possession of the second half after going 0-for-3 from long range in the first half.
Duke scored the next eight points.
Allen's steal and dunk followed by a 3-point basket on the next possession boosted Duke to a 68-54 lead with less than 11 minutes to play before an 18-0 run sealed it.
Duke led 42-34 at halftime despite seven turnovers and six assists.
Notre Dame avoided a few earlier knockout blows, particularly after Duke built a 19-9 lead less than eight minutes into the game.
The Fighting Irish shot 30.6 percent from the field in the first half, but Mooney's four 3-point baskets proved crucial.
The Fighting Irish, who've been without standout forward Bonzie Colson for most of the month, played their second game in a row without point guard Matt Farrell. He has been out with a lingering ankle injury, missing five games total with the bone bruise.
Duke reserve center Marques Bolden played for the first time in nearly a month as he has been out with an injured right knee.
Since joining the ACC, Notre Dame is 5-4 against Duke, which also won the most recent previous meeting by capturing last March's ACC Tournament championship game.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Notre Dame |
|
Duke |
|
Temple Gibbs 22 |
Scoring |
Gary Trent Jr. 22 |
|
Temple Gibbs 4 |
Assists |
Grayson Allen 8 |
|
Rex Pflueger 6 |
Rebounds |
Gary Trent Jr. 10 |
|
Temple Gibbs 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Wendell Carter Jr. 5 |
|
Martinas Geben 2 |
Steals |
Marvin Bagley III 2 |
|
Austin Torres 1 |
Blocks |
Marvin Bagley III 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Notre Dame
|
66 |
36.1 |
7-25 |
15-18 |
13 |
25 |
1 |
8 |
10 |
| Duke
|
88 |
50.0 |
12-20 |
12-16 |
15 |
41 |
6 |
5 |
12 |
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