Duke Improves to 21-4
The #5 Duke Blue Devils avoided any concern about a hangover from their Wednesday victory over North Carolina by defeating the Maryland Terrapins on Saturday, 73-55. Notwithstanding the final score, the teams were close for much of the contest. In fact, Duke only led by 3 at halftime.
But the second-half ended up being a different story, as the Blue Devils overwhelmed the Terrapins. In addition to the margin of the final score, Duke outrebounded Maryland 48-33. Miles Plumlee led Duke with 22 rebounds, while brother Mason Plumlee added 10. They also added 13 and 16 points, respectively. Seth Curry led Duke with 19 points. Wednesday’s hero Austin Rivers also scored 11.
The Terrapins were led by Nick Faust’s 15 points and 8 rebounds. With the loss, Maryland drops to 14-10 on the season. Duke improves to 21-4.
In other action Saturday, Clemson beat Wake Forest, 78-58. Tanner Smith led Clemson, who improved to 12-12, with 20 points. CJ Harris led the Demon Deacons with 18 points. With the loss, Wake Forest dropped to 11-14.
As noted yesterday, the other ranked ACC teams fared well. #2 Syracuse, #5 North Carolina, and #15 Florida State all won. #19 Virginia lost to North Carolina.
In today’s action, Pittsburgh will travel to Seton Hall in a noon contest. In the ACC Sunday Night Game of the Week, Boston College will travel to Virginia Tech.
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