National Basketball Association
Duke 80, Wake Forest 62
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 5, 2013
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials:
# Brian Dorsey, # Karl Hess, # Gary Maxwell
Attendance:
9314
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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).
Top Game Performances
| 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 Stats Summary
| 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 |