National Basketball Association
Duke 99, Georgia Southern 65
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials:
# Jeff Clark, # Keith Kimble, # Doug Shows
Attendance:
9314
By The Sports Xchange
Freshman guard Brandon Ingram's 26 points and 14 rebounds propelled seventh-ranked Duke as the short-handed Blue Devils drubbed visiting Georgia Southern 99-65 Tuesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Guard Grayson Allen scored 18 points and guard Matt Jones added 16 point as the Blue Devils won their seventh game in a row. It was their first game back following exams.
Duke (9-1) was playing its first game without senior forward Amile Jefferson, who's out indefinitely with an injured right foot. He was on crutches Tuesday.
The Blue Devils pulled away late in the first half for a 47-32 edge at the break. They scored the first four points of the second half.
Derryck Thornton had 15 points for Duke, which used only seven players for the game's first 36 minutes. Guard Luke Kennard, a freshman in his first collegiate start, missed his first six shots but still ended up with 11 points.
Freshman guard Tookie Brown scored 20 for Georgia Southern (3-5). Guard Mike Hughes supplied 14 points and guard Devonte Boykins had 11 points for the Eagles.
Duke used a 9-2 run to build a 33-24 lead after Georgia Southern made four 3-pointers in the first nine minutes.
Top Game Performances
Georgia Southern |
|
Duke |
Tookie Brown 20 |
Scoring |
Brandon Ingram 26 |
Tookie Brown 4 |
Assists |
Grayson Allen 5 |
Shawn O'Connell 5 |
Rebounds |
Brandon Ingram 14 |
N/A |
Free Throws Made |
Brandon Ingram 6 |
Tookie Brown 2 |
Steals |
Grayson Allen 1 |
Jason Burnell 1 |
Blocks |
Brandon Ingram 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Georgia Southern
|
65 |
38.9 |
9-22 |
0-4 |
15 |
23 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
Duke
|
99 |
53.0 |
10-24 |
19-32 |
17 |
52 |
7 |
4 |
11 |