National Basketball Association
Duke 97, Princeton 60
When: 5:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 14, 2010
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials:
# Bryan Kersey, # Tim Kelly, # Ron Tyburski
Attendance:
9314
By SportsDirect Inc.
For the 29th straight season, Duke walked away a winner in its home opener.
The No. 1 Blue Devils jumped out quickly and never looked back as they topped Princeton 97-60 in O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic tournament play Sunday at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.
It was the 18th time in 19 meetings that Duke topped Princeton; the last Princeton victory came in 1981.
Mike Krzyzewski won his 796th game with the Blue Devils, and is also 31 wins away from 900 in his career.
Duke (2-0) went on a 10-2 run in the game’s first three minutes as five players finished in double figures.
Preseason All-Atlantic Coast Conference candidate Nolan Smith, a 6-2 senior guard, led the way with 22 points and six assists. McDonald’s All-American Kyrie Irving, a 6-2 freshman guard, scored 17 points and had nine assists.
Princeton (1-2) was led by 16 points from Dan Mavraides and 14 points from Ian Hummer.
Top Game Performances
Princeton |
|
Duke |
Dan Mavraides 16 |
Scoring |
Nolan Smith 22 |
Kareem Maddox 6 |
Assists |
Kyrie Irving 9 |
Ian Hummer 7 |
Rebounds |
Kyrie Irving 4 |
Ian Hummer 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Kyrie Irving 6 |
Kareem Maddox 3 |
Steals |
Kyrie Irving 2 |
Will Barrett 1 |
Blocks |
Mason Plumlee 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Princeton
|
60 |
46.0 |
6-16 |
8-19 |
14 |
26 |
3 |
7 |
|
Duke
|
97 |
55.4 |
14-26 |
11-12 |
26 |
27 |
5 |
10 |
|