Durham, NC (Sports Network) - Rasheed Sulaimon connected on six 3-pointers en
route to a game-high 25 points as No. 1 Duke remained undefeated at Cameron
Indoor Stadium this season with an 84-64 victory over Maryland.
All five Duke starters scored in double figures, as Mason Plumlee finished
with 19 points and seven rebounds, Seth Curry dropped in 13 points and
Amile Jefferson and Quinn Cook netted 11 apiece for the Blue Devils (17-2, 4-2
ACC), who were coming off a 90-63 throttling by Miami-Florida on Wednesday.
"Our guys played a terrific game this afternoon from start to finish," Duke
coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "We just played well. They're big and strong and I
thought they played very aggressive and good basketball and we just played a
little bit better."
Dez Wells and Charles Mitchell each scored 13 points to pace Maryland (15-5,
3-4), which has dropped four of its last six games.
Alex Len added eight points and 10 rebounds in defeat.
"We competed in a really tough environment against a team that was ready to
play," Maryland coach Mark Turgeon said. "Duke never quit, they played 40
minutes of really, really, good basketball."
Mitchell capped a brief 6-0 spurt by Maryland with consecutive layups to put
the Terrapins on top, 13-12, but Duke responded with a 12-3 run capped by
back-to-back 3-pointers by Sulaimon to jump ahead, 24-16.
The Blue Devils' advantage stretched as high as 10 twice before Jake Layman
finished off a streak of six straight points with a shot from beyond the arc
to bring Maryland back within 34-30 with just under four minutes to play in
the first half.
Duke, however, scored the game's next five points to regain some cushion and
carried a 43-35 lead into the break following Jefferson's layup in the closing
seconds.
The Terps' deficit fluctuated between seven and 12 points in the second half
as the teams traded baskets until Duke pulled away for good with a 19-8 run,
handing the Blue Devils a 77-57 advantage with 4:39 left to play.
Maryland never got closer than 17 from there.
Game Notes
Duke has won all 11 games at Cameron Indoor Stadium this season ... The Blue
Devils have won six straight against Maryland and lead the all-time series,
113-61 ... Maryland had held its previous six ACC opponents under 38-percent
shooting, but Duke connected on 52.4 percent of its shots, including a 11-
for-22 mark from beyond the arc ... The Terrapins shot 41.7 percent overall
and 5-for-18 from three-point range.
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