National Basketball Association
Duke 84, Maryland 64
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 26, 2013
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials:
# Les Jones, # Bryan Kersey, # Michael Stephens
Attendance:
9134
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No. 1 Duke 84, Maryland 64: Rasheed Sulaimon hit six 3-pointers en route to a career-high 25 points and all five starters reached double figures as the Blue Devils bounced back against the Terrapins.
Mason Plumlee added 19 points and seven rebounds for Duke (17-2, 4-2 ACC), which suffered the third-worst loss ever for a No. 1 team in a 90-63 setback at Miami on Wednesday.
Dez Well recorded 13 points and eight rebounds and Charles Mitchell had 13 points off the bench as Maryland (15-5, 3-4) dropped its third straight road game in ACC play.
Sulaimon went 5-for-5 from 3-point range in the first half to help the Blue Devils take a 43-35 lead into the break. Duke steadily stretched it out in the second period, pushing the lead to 75-56 when Sulaimon drove for a layup with 5:41 to play.
The lead reached 20 points with 3:20 left when Quinn Cook missed a layup and Plumlee leaped for the offensive rebound and threw down a reverse dunk in one motion.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Blue Devils have taken six straight in the series and have yet to fall at home in 2012-13. … Maryland, which entered second in the nation in rebounding average, had a 42-31 advantage on the glass. … Duke shot 52.4 percent from the floor and committed four turnovers in the contest to help make up for a 7-of-17 performance at the free-throw line.
Top Game Performances
Maryland |
|
Duke |
Charles Mitchell 13 |
Scoring |
Rasheed Sulaimon 25 |
Nick Faust 3 |
Assists |
Quinn Cook 9 |
Alex Len 10 |
Rebounds |
Amile Jefferson 9 |
Charles Mitchell 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Amile Jefferson 5 |
Nick Faust 1 |
Steals |
Quinn Cook 2 |
Dezmine Wells 2 |
Blocks |
Amile Jefferson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Maryland
|
64 |
41.7 |
5-18 |
9-16 |
10 |
42 |
5 |
1 |
14 |
Duke
|
84 |
52.4 |
11-22 |
7-17 |
18 |
31 |
3 |
7 |
4 |