PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) Seth Curry scored 25 points along with Mason Plumlee included 20 things along with a career-high-matching seventeen rebounds because No. a few Duke's beginners have scored all nevertheless two on the Blue Devils ' factors within an 89-71 wining over Minnesota with Thursday inside the first circle of the Battle some Atlantis.
Plumlee ended up being forthcoming down a career-high twenty-eight points on 9-for-11 capturing with the field, 10 associated with 11 from the free throw series and have eleven rebounds inside the Blue Devils ' former game, a strong 88-67 enlighten Florida Gulf Coast.
Sophomore point guard Quinn Cook experienced some sort of career-high 17 details for that Blue Devils exactly who expanded their regular-season event receiving streak that will 21 years old games, some sort of run in which extends towards the championship activity of the 2006 CBE Classic.
Duke (4-0) will face your one who did that of the first-round online game between No. 19 Memphis and also VCU with Friday's semifinals.
Rodney Williams experienced 16 details intended for your Golden Gophers (4-1), who just simply wouldn't structure into your Blue Devils' guide inside second half.
Duke's cause ranged from 10 to tough luck details all the way through the vast majority of second half. Minnesota, your company recognised because of its sturdiness and also defense, attained their go with in the Blue Devils, who had been in the same way actual since the Gophers, and were more so as a result of one more 5 units when Duke ripped away.
Ryan Kelly acquired 14 things to get Duke as well as freshman Rasheed Sulaimon, your fifth starter, extra 11. The just things scored by way of non-starter had been both out of Amile Jefferson.
Curry ended up being 8 involving 11 through the discipline plus Duke finished 30 regarding fityfive (54.5 percent). Curry built just about all three associated with his 3-point makes an attempt plus the Blue Devils ended up seven associated with eight from past the actual arc.
Minnesota possessed held it's very first three opponents to be able to 28.6 taking pictures on the field plus 19.1 p'cent on 3s while quitting 48.0 tips per game.
Obviously Duke was a little bit touch a lot better than the Gophers' primary three opponents.
This was Duke's 150th consecutive sport positioned inside the Top Ten plus the Blue Devils tend to be 150-30 within individuals games.
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