Duke came away with a 67-49 win over the Virginia Cavaliers on Sunday night and in the process set up the biggest match up in the ACC this season. With the win the Blue Devils go to 25-4 overall and 12-2 in the ACC and now turn their attention to second place Maryland in a game that could decide the regular season champion.
On a night when Sylvan Landesburg sat with a deep thigh bruise, the Cavaliers were no match for the seasoned Blue Devils. Once again, defense led the way for the Blue Devils. Duke held Virginia to just 31% from the field for the game and the Cav's 49 points marked the 4th time this season Duke has held an opponent under 50 points.
Kyle Singler scored 12 points during a 20-4 Duke run to start the game and the Blue Devils never looked back. Singler ended the game as Duke's high scorer with 21 points. Senior Jon Scheyer picked up where Singler left off in the first half ending the game with 20 points and 5 steals.
Mason Plumlee added six points, while Andre Dawkins and Nolan Smith had 5 points apiece. Lance Thomas tallied 4 points, Miles Plumlee 3, Steve Johnson 2 and Jordan Davidson 1 to round out the scoring for Duke. The game marked only the second time this season Smith was held to under 10 points.
Duke Coach Mike Kryzewski moved past Dean Smith of North Carolina for the most ACC road victories this season. And the Blue Devils pushed their season road mark to 5-2 after many questioned whether they could play away from home just a month ago. The victory also meant that Krzyzewski know has three consecutive 25 plus win seasons.
Duke will next face their toughest road test of the season when they visit Maryland in College Park.
Notes - During the post game, Kryzewski said he was pleased with his teams performance and that they just want to return to Durham safely and get some rest for the big week ahead. Duke has now won eight straight games. Duke's largest lead in the game was 27 points.
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