National Basketball Association
Duke 85, Virginia Tech 57
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials:
# Brian Dorsey, # Karl Hess, # Joe Lindsay
Attendance:
9314
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No. 4 Duke 85, Virginia Tech 57: Seth Curry scored 20 points and Ryan Kelly had 18 points and nine rebounds to help the Blue Devils knock off the visiting Hokies in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
Mason Plumlee and Quinn Cook added 14 points apiece as Duke (26-4, 13-4 ACC) won for the 10th time in 12 games.
Erick Green scored 25 points and Jarell Eddie added 13 for Virginia Tech (13-17, 4-13). Green entered the contest with a 25-point average – best in the nation – and notched 20 or more for the 27th time this season.
Duke led 38-35 at halftime and opened the second half with a 13-4 run to take a 12-point halftime lead. The Hokies moved within 53-47 on Eddie’s 3-pointer with 12:37 to play before the Blue Devils dominated the rest of the contest, including a string of 18 straight points that pushed the lead to 28 with just over one minute remaining.
Virginia Tech started strong and had an 8-1 lead in the opening two minutes. Duke finally took the lead for the initial time when Curry’s 3-pointer gave the Blue Devils a 25-24 advantage with 6:42 left in the first half.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Duke has won the last six meetings and 13 of the past 16. … Curry had five of Duke’s 12 3-pointers and Eddie had three of Virginia Tech’s five. … Kelly is averaging 27 points in two games since returning from a foot injury that sidelined him for nearly two months.
Top Game Performances
| Virginia Tech |
|
Duke |
|
Erick Green 25 |
Scoring |
Seth Curry 20 |
|
Erick Green 2 |
Assists |
Ryan Kelly 5 |
|
Jarell Eddie 7 |
Rebounds |
Ryan Kelly 9 |
|
Jarell Eddie 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Mason Plumlee 6 |
|
C.J. Barksdale 1 |
Steals |
Seth Curry 1 |
|
C.J. Barksdale 1 |
Blocks |
Ryan Kelly 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Virginia Tech
|
57 |
38.6 |
5-17 |
8-13 |
7 |
29 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
| Duke
|
85 |
51.7 |
12-23 |
13-16 |
17 |
36 |
2 |
3 |
4 |