National Basketball Association
Duke 87, Hampton 45
When: 3:10 PM ET, Friday, March 18, 2011
Where: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina
Officials:
# Kevin Brill, # Verne Harris, #0 Sean Corbin
Attendance:
16829
By SportsDirect Inc.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Top-seeded Duke rolled over Hampton 87-45 Friday as star freshman Kyrie Irving, playing for first time since early December, led the Blue Devils with 14 points.
Duke (31-4) advanced to play eighth-seeded Michigan on Sunday, a rematch of the 1992 national title game in which the Blue Devils pounded the Fab Five 71-51.
Irving, who’s been out with a severe toe injury, entered less than five minutes in and looked quick but rusty. He missed his first four shots and committed two turnovers before driving for a layup with 5:28 left in the blowout.
Irving used a late flurry, including two 3-pointers, to finish with 14 points, four rebounds, two steals and an assist. He was averaging 17.4 points and 5.1 assists when he got hurt, and Duke earned its No. 1 seed without him.
Duke, which led 39-22 at the half, dominated the Pirates on the glass 36-25. Miles Plumlee had 13 rebounds and eight points. Andre Dawkins scored 13, Mason Plumlee 12 and Kyle Singler 11.
Darrion Pellum and Charles Funches led Hampton (24-9) with nine points apiece.
Top Game Performances
Hampton |
|
Duke |
Charles Funches 9 |
Scoring |
Kyrie Irving 14 |
Mike Tuitt 4 |
Assists |
Nolan Smith 7 |
Charles Funches 7 |
Rebounds |
Miles Plumlee 13 |
Koron Reed 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Kyrie Irving 4 |
Wesley Dunning 1 |
Steals |
Ryan Kelly 3 |
Charles Funches 1 |
Blocks |
Andre Dawkins 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Hampton
|
45 |
34.5 |
4-14 |
3-7 |
4 |
25 |
1 |
2 |
|
Duke
|
87 |
53.3 |
9-19 |
14-16 |
17 |
36 |
4 |
9 |
|