National Basketball Association
Duke 73, Ohio St. 68
When: 9:30 PM ET, Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials:
# John Cahill, # Mike Eades, # Karl Hess
Attendance:
9314
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No. 2 Duke 73, No. 4 Ohio State 68: Senior Mason Plumlee had 21 points and 17 rebounds as the host Blue Devils stormed back to avenge last season’s 22-point loss in Columbus in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.
Duke (7-0) extended its non-conference home win streak to 97 games despite going more than 10 minutes without a field goal in the first half. Duke trailed 31-23 at the break with its starting guards having gone 1-for-11 from the field.
But Rasheed Sulaimon scored all 17 of his points after halftime and Ryan Kelly hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put Duke on top 56-53 with 5:42 left. The Blue Devils would not relinquish the lead.
Ohio State (4-1) came in leading the nation in 3-point shooting at 48 percent, but hit 6-of-21 and shot 33.8 percent overall. Deshaun Thomas led the Buckeyes with 16 points while Aaron Craft and Lenzelle Smith Jr. added 11 apiece.
Duke notched its third win over a top four team, following victories over Kentucky and Louisville. The Blue Devils also got payback for last season's 85-63 loss at Ohio State.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Duke improved to 12-2 in the Challenge while Ohio State fell to 5-6. … Duke leads the all-time series 4-3. … Ohio State fell to 7-16 all-time against No. 2-ranked teams.
Top Game Performances
| Ohio St. |
|
Duke |
|
Deshaun Thomas 16 |
Scoring |
Mason Plumlee 21 |
|
Shannon Scott 3 |
Assists |
Quinn Cook 8 |
|
Amir Williams 10 |
Rebounds |
Mason Plumlee 17 |
|
Aaron Craft 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Mason Plumlee 9 |
|
Shannon Scott 2 |
Steals |
Quinn Cook 2 |
|
Evan Ravenel 1 |
Blocks |
Ryan Kelly 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Ohio St.
|
68 |
33.8 |
6-21 |
16-22 |
6 |
35 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
| Duke
|
73 |
47.1 |
5-12 |
20-27 |
11 |
35 |
5 |
3 |
8 |