No. 9 Duke 88, Florida Gulf Coast 67: Mason Plumlee scored a career-high 28 points and freshman Rasheed Sulaimon added 19 as the host Blue Devils rolled off a 30-0 run to cruise past the Eagles.
Plumlee was nearly perfect from both the field (9 of 11) and the free-throw line (10 of 11) and teamed with Ryan Kelly to collect nine rebounds apiece for Duke (3-0).
After Filip Cvjeticanin's 3-pointer gave Florida Gulf Coast (2-2) a 30-29 lead with 5:40 remaining in the first half, Quinn Cook made his second 3-pointer in a 30-second span to ignite the Blue Devils' pronounced run.
Kelly scored seven points during the stretch to carry Duke to a 52-30 halftime lead. The Blue Devils started the second half with seven more before Bernard Thompson's 3-pointer ended the dry spell.
Thompson finished with a team-high 24 points for Florida Gulf Coast, which was looking to knock off its second ACC opponent this season. The Eagles posted a 63-51 victory over Miami in the season opener.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Duke's Seth Curry drilled a 3-pointer to tie the game at 21-21 midway through the first half. The basket was the first of the night for Curry, who finished with 10 points. ... The Blue Devils have recorded 20 straight regular-season tournament victories, dating back to the championship game in the 2006 CBE Classic. ... Cook had nine of the Blue Devils' 19 assists.
Florida Gulf Coast | Duke | |
Bernard Thompson 24 | Scoring | Mason Plumlee 28 |
Sherwood Brown 3 | Assists | Quinn Cook 9 |
Sherwood Brown 6 | Rebounds | Ryan Kelly 9 |
Sherwood Brown 5 | Free Throws Made | Mason Plumlee 10 |
Bernard Thompson 5 | Steals | Amile Jefferson 2 |
Sherwood Brown 1 | Blocks | Amile Jefferson 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Florida Gulf Coast | 67 | 40.4 | 11-25 | 10-11 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 25 |
Duke | 88 | 47.6 | 9-31 | 19-23 | 19 | 33 | 4 | 9 | 18 |