No. 1 Duke 76, Elon 54: Mason Plumlee collected 21 points and 16 rebounds as the host Blue Devils benefited from a second-half surge for the second time in as many days to record their 100th consecutive non-conference victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Ryan Kelly had 14 points and Rasheed Sulaimon added 13 for top-ranked Duke (11-0), which used an 11-0 run to break open a close contest. The Blue Devils scored 41 of the first 45 points in the second half on Wednesday to breeze to an 88-47 triumph over Cornell.
Sebastian Koch scored 11 of his team-high 14 points in the first half for Elon (6-5), which has dropped four of its last six.
Ryley Beaumont's 3-pointer brought the Phoenix within eight at 43-35, but Tyler Thornton answered with back-to-back 3-pointers. Sulaimon capped the 11-0 run after drilling a shot from beyond the arc as Duke shot 11-for-19 effort from 3-point range.
After Ryan Winters' layup tied the game at 25, Duke went on a 10-2 run to close the first half - highlighted by Quinn Cook's desperation 3-pointer just before the buzzer.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Prized high school senior Jabari Parker committed to Duke on Thursday afternoon. Parker, who was the nation's No. 2 prospect in the ESPN 100, is a 6-8 forward out of Simeon Career Academy in Chicago. ... Duke's Marshall Plumlee was wearing a walking boot after spraining his left foot during Wednesday's victory. ... After registering a career-high 12 assists against the Big Red, Cook had just three versus the Phoenix.
Elon University | Duke | |
Sebastian Koch 14 | Scoring | Mason Plumlee 21 |
Austin Hamilton 3 | Assists | Rasheed Sulaimon 4 |
Sebastian Koch 9 | Rebounds | Mason Plumlee 15 |
Lucas Troutman 3 | Free Throws Made | Ryan Kelly 3 |
Austin Hamilton 1 | Steals | Quinn Cook 4 |
Lucas Troutman 1 | Blocks | Amile Jefferson 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Elon University | 54 | 38.5 | 7-18 | 7-8 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
Duke | 76 | 43.3 | 11-19 | 7-16 | 16 | 42 | 2 | 10 | 12 |