Wednesday, January 2
Charlotte, N.C.
7:00 p.m.

Davidson College

50
vs
67

No. 1 Duke# (ESPN2)

Jake Cohen
Jake Cohen
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Second-Half Run Leads No. 1 Duke Past Davidson, 67-50

1/2/2013 9:02:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A 12-0 run to break a halftime tie and 18 points from Ryan Kelly led No. 1 Duke to a 67-50 victory over Davidson Wednesday night in non-conference basketball action before 13,607 fans in Time Warner Cable Arena.
 
Jake Cohen led Davidson (7-6) with 19 points, successfully sinking all eight free throw attempts, and added eight rebounds. He became Davidson's all-time blocks leader with his 160th career blocked shot. De'Mon Brooks led all with 12 rebounds and added eight points. Tyler Kalinoski scored nine points.
 
In addition to his 18 points, Kelly was one of three Duke (13-0) players with seven rebounds. Three other Blue Devils reached double figures as Quinn Cook added 15 points, and Mason Plumlee and Tyler Thornton each put up 10 points. Plumlee added in seven boards and Rasheed Sulaimon also pulled seven off the glass to go along with eight points.
 
In addition to 12 unanswered to start the second half, the Blue Devils held the Wildcats scoreless until the 13:52 mark and eventually stretched their margin to as many as 19 with under a minute to play.
 
The first 20 minutes of action featured five ties and six lead changes before the two teams finished the half deadlocked at 29-29. Duke opened its largest lead at five with 2:39 remaining in the frame, but a 3-pointer by Kalinoski and a layup by Brooks evened the score before the break.
 
Trailing 48-33 following a Thornton 3-pointer with 10:34 left, Davidson responded with a small spurt to cut the deficit to eight, 50-42, on a Cohen trey, but that was as close as the Wildcats would get.
 
Duke shot at a 45.7 percent clip for the game, and went 12-for-24 in the second half while holding Davidson to 30.4 percent for the game. Both teams excelled at the free throw line, as Duke converted 20-of-22 attempts (90.9 percent) and Davidson hit 12-of-13 (92.3 percent).
 
Davidson returns to Southern Conference play Saturday at 7 p.m., hosting UNCG in Belk Arena.
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