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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Notre Dame 95, Duke 91
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 16, 2016
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials: # Louie Andrakakos, # Brian Dorsey, # Michael Stephens
Attendance: 9314

DURHAM, N.C. -- Forward Bonzie Colson scored 31 points, including a go-ahead three-point play in the final minute, as Notre Dame defeated No. 9 Duke 95-91 on Saturday afternoon at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Guard Demetrius Jackson poured in 24 points and guard Steve Vasturia had 22 points as the Irish (12-5, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) avenged a 30-point loss on this court a year ago.

Duke freshman guard Luke Kennard tallied 30 points and freshman forward Brandon Ingram scored 25.

Notre Dame guard Rex Pflueger's 3-pointer as the shot clock was winding down sent the Irish to an 86-80 edge with slightly more than three minutes left.

Guard Grayson Allen's layup put Duke on top, 87-86, as part of a 7-0 spurt. Jackson responded with a jumper for Notre Dame with a minute left.

Allen's two free throws with 47 seconds left regained the lead for Duke (14-4, 3-2), which lost for the second game in a row.

Colson converted the three-point play with 35 seconds remaining before Duke guard Matt Jones missed a potential go-ahead 3-pointer.

Jackson hit two free throws at the 12.8-second mark. He missed the front end of a one-and-one with four seconds left, but Irish forward Zach Auguste snatched the rebound and then made two clinching free throws.

Allen ended up with 18 points.

Colson, a sophomore coming off the bench this week for the first time this season, has reached the 17-point mark four times in his career. Two of those have been games against Duke.

Duke held a 50-45 halftime advantage, marking the third time in a four-game period that it tallied 50 first-half points.

Notre Dame didn't lead until 35-34 late in the first half, but Duke scored the next seven points.

Five players reached double-digit scoring totals in the first half.

Ingram scored 14 first-half points despite sitting out a stretch with two fouls. He was tagged with his fourth foul with 17:14 to play.

The Irish scored 11 of the first 12 points in the second half to take a 56-51 lead. Duke went without a field goal for more than three minutes to start the half.

NOTES: Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's former assistants are 4-21 as head coaches against his teams. Notre Dame's Mike Brey owns each of the victories. ... Notre Dame won two of three meetings with Duke last season, but lost a 30-point decision at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Duke's ACC tournament loss in the semifinals to Notre Dame was the final defeat of the season for the Blue Devils, who won the national title. ... Notre Dame also won its two previous games against defending national champions, topping Connecticut (2011 title winner) in January 2012 and beating Kentucky (2012 champ) in November 2012. ... Duke is 19-2 when sophomore G Grayson Allen has scored in double figures. The other loss came Wednesday night against Clemson. ... Senior F Zach Auguste, who finished with nine points, notched the seven points needed to become the 57th Notre Dame player with 1,000 points. ... Freshman F Matt Ryan made his first career road start and second overall for Notre Dame. He has switched roles with F Bonzie Colson, who came off the bench. ... Duke is home against Syracuse on Monday night. ... Notre Dame will play three of its next four games at home, beginning Wednesday night against Virginia Tech.
Top Game Performances
 
Notre Dame   Duke
Bonzie Colson 31 Scoring Luke Kennard 30
Demetrius Jackson 4 Assists Grayson Allen 6
Zach Auguste 14 Rebounds Marshall Plumlee 9
Bonzie Colson 5 Free Throws Made Brandon Ingram 7
Bonzie Colson 2 Steals Luke Kennard 1
Rex Pfleuger 2 Blocks Brandon Ingram 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Notre Dame 95 50.0 7-16 16-20 13 35 3 5 6
Duke 91 51.8 12-24 21-30 16 28 5 3 10