National Basketball Association
Duke 69, Virginia 65
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, January 13, 2014
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials:
# Les Jones, # Mike Eades, # Pat Driscoll
Attendance:
9314
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No. 20 Duke 69, Virginia 65: Rasheed Sulaimon totaled 21 points, including the game-clinching 3-pointer with 19 seconds to play, as the host Blue Devils overcame a late rally to top the Cavaliers in ACC play.
Rodney Hood collected 14 points for Duke (13-4, 2-2), which won its 27th in a row at home and its 16th straight over Virginia at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Amile Jefferson added 10 points and a game-high 15 rebounds for the Blue Devils, who knocked down 10-of-22 from 3-point range.
Malcolm Brogdon's 17 points led the offense for the Cavaliers (12-5, 3-1), who shot 38.2 percent from the field. Joe Harris added 15 points and seven rebounds and Justin Anderson chipped in with 12 points off the bench for Virginia.
After trailing 36-28 at the break, the Cavaliers pulled to within three early in the second half before a 14-4 run, led by six points from Hood, put the Blue Devils in command 56-43 with just over eight minutes left. Virginia rallied late, using a 15-3 run to pull ahead 65-64 with 37 seconds to play before Sulaimon's game-winning strike put Duke ahead for good.
The Blue Devils got off to a fast start in front of their home crowd, scoring the game's first eight points and leading by as many as 13 before halftime. Sulaimon's 12 first half points paced the Duke offense, while Virginia struggled to get going, shooting 30.4 percent in the opening 20.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Duke improved to 18-2 in its last 20 games against Virginia. ... Blue Devils F Jabari Parker, the ACC's leading scorer entering play, was held to eight points on 3-of-11 shooting. ... Virginia won the battle on the boards, outrebounding Duke 34-31.
Top Game Performances
Virginia |
|
Duke |
Malcolm Brogdon 17 |
Scoring |
Rasheed Sulaimon 21 |
London Perrantes 3 |
Assists |
Quinn Cook 2 |
Akil Mitchell 9 |
Rebounds |
Amile Jefferson 15 |
Malcolm Brogdon 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Matt Jones 4 |
Joe Harris 3 |
Steals |
Amile Jefferson 2 |
Akil Mitchell 1 |
Blocks |
Amile Jefferson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Virginia
|
65 |
38.2 |
4-10 |
19-26 |
6 |
33 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
Duke
|
69 |
44.9 |
10-22 |
15-20 |
12 |
30 |
3 |
5 |
10 |