No. 1 Duke 80, Wake Forest 62: Ryan Kelly scored 17 of his season-high 22 points in the first half and Seth Curry also finished with 22 to lead the undefeated Blue Devils to their sixth consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference-opening victory.
Quinn Cook added a career-high 14 assists despite going 0-for-12 from the field for Duke (14-0, 1-0 ACC), which posted its sixth straight win overall against the Demon Deacons and 14th consecutive at home.
Travis McKie had a team-high 22 points and C.J. Harris overcame a brief ankle injury to finish with 19 for Wake Forest (7-6, 0-1 ACC), which was denied in its bid for its first four-game winning streak in three seasons.
Kelly got off to a quick start by draining back-to-back 3-pointers en route to scoring 13 of Duke's first 19 points. The senior forward missed a great portion of the second half due to foul trouble and fell one point short of his career high - which was set last season against Wake Forest.
Curry had two layups and a jumper to ignite a 18-6 run to start the second half as Duke seized a 58-36 lead to put the contest out of reach.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kelly, who finished 5-for-7 from 3-point range, is 13-for-17 over his last four games. ... Duke made nine of its 11 3-pointers during the first half. ... Wake Forest finished with more fouls (25) than field goals (23).
Wake Forest | Duke | |
Travis McKie 22 | Scoring | Seth Curry 22 |
C.J. Harris 4 | Assists | Quinn Cook 14 |
Devin Thomas 12 | Rebounds | Mason Plumlee 12 |
Travis McKie 7 | Free Throws Made | Ryan Kelly 5 |
Travis McKie 2 | Steals | Rasheed Sulaimon 2 |
Travis McKie 1 | Blocks | Seth Curry 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Wake Forest | 62 | 41.1 | 4-11 | 12-18 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
Duke | 80 | 46.0 | 11-24 | 11-22 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 6 |