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Smith, Duke Dominate Charlotte
posted 11/17/09
8:50 pm
Smith finished serving a two-game suspension Monday for playing in a summer league that wasn't sanctioned by the NCAA.
Jon Scheyer ended with 20 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Blue Devils (3-0), whose average margin of victory this season is nearly 34 points.
Kyle Singler scored 17 and Miles Plumlee 15 with 11 rebounds. Brian Zoubek brought down a game-high 13 boards and added nine points to the win.
Duke next hosts Radford Saturday before heading to Madison Square Garden for the semifinal round where they will play the winner of the West Championship between Arizona State and TCU.
Shamari Spears paced the visitors with 20 points as the 49ers (2-1) were plagued by poor shooting (33.9 percent) and a penchant for turnovers (17).
Chris Braswell was the next highest scorer for Charlotte with six points.
Duke opened up an early 20-6 lead as a three-pointer from Scheyer dropped through less than five minutes in. A steal by Scheyer led to another three from the senior with the hosts up 20, 35-15, midway through the first half.
After Spears hit a jumper with 7 1/2 minutes to go, the Blue Devils finished out the half on a 13-5 run and led by 30, 57-27, at the break.
Duke kept pouring it on early in the second half as a Plumlee dunk, layup from Singler and a Scheyer three-ball had the hosts ahead 71-32 less than five minutes in.
Approaching the final 10 minutes, Olek Czyz drained a three to put Duke up 37 points, 78-41, and the host easily played out the win from there.
Game Notes
Duke shot 52.9 percent from the field and was true on 12-of-21 three-point attempts (57.1 percent)...Smith also had five rebounds in the win...Charlotte also hoisted 21 three-pointers, but made just five.
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