National Basketball Association
Duke 88, Florida Gulf Coast 67
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 18, 2012
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials:
# Louis Andrakakos, # William Humes, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance:
9314
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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.
Top Game Performances
| 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 Stats Summary
| 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 |