National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Duke 85, Robert Morris 56
When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, March 20, 2015
Where: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina
Officials: # James Breeding, # Steve Olson, # Larry Scirotto
Attendance: N/A

Duke 85, Robert Morris 56: Quinn Cook scored 16 of his 22 points in the first half as the top-seeded Blue Devils downed the Colonials in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Charlotte, N.C.

Jahlil Okafor went 9-of-11 from the field and finished with 21 points for Duke (30-4), which shot 63 percent from the field and faces eighth-seeded San Diego State in Sunday's third round. Tyus Jones chipped in 10 points and seven assists, Justise Winslow contributed 11 rebounds and a season high-tying seven assists and Marshall Plumlee posted his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 boards.

Rodney Pryor tallied 17 of his 23 points in the second half for 16th-seeded Robert Morris (20-15), which notched its first tournament victory since 1983 in Wednesday’s first-round win over North Florida. Freshman Marcquise Reed poured in 22 points to round out the Colonials’ double-digit scorers.

Duke hit its first seven shots – including three of Cook’s four first-half 3-pointers – to fuel an 11-0 burst and help the Blue Devils build a nine-point edge less than five minutes into the contest. Jones bookended a 10-0 run with a pair of buckets shortly after the first media timeout as the lead quickly ballooned to 26-9 midway through the first half.

Robert Morris, which fell behind by as many as 21 points in the first half, chopped a 20-point deficit in half over a span of two minutes as Pryor buried a pair of triples and added a layup to force a Duke timeout with a little more than 12 minutes left. Winslow responded with five points, two rebounds and an assist over a three-minute span during a 12-0 run moments later that put the Colonials away as the Blue Devils pushed their advantage out to 31 late.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
The Blue Devils became the third Division I program to amass 100 NCAA Tournament wins. … Duke, which improved to 46-9 as a No. 1 seed, shot better than 60 percent for the fifth time this season. … Cook finished with five assists, allowing him to become the seventh player in school history to amass 1,500 points and 500 assists in his career.
Top Game Performances
 
Robert Morris   Duke
Rodney Pryor 23 Scoring Quinn Cook 22
Kavon Stewart 6 Assists Tyus Jones 7
Rodney Pryor 5 Rebounds Justise Winslow 11
Marcquise Reed 2 Free Throws Made Jahlil Okafor 3
Marcquise Reed 3 Steals Quinn Cook 3
Lucky Jones 1 Blocks Jahlil Okafor 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Robert Morris 56 36.4 6-19 2-4 13 25 1 6 8
Duke 85 63.0 10-21 7-14 28 39 3 7 11