National Basketball Association
Duke 97, Florida Atlantic 64
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 15, 2013
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials:
# Anthony Franklin, # Les Jones, # Raymond Styons
Attendance:
9314
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No. 4 Duke 97, Florida Atlantic 64: Rodney Hood scored a career-high 28 points and freshman Jabari Parker registered his first double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds as the host Blue Devils routed the Owls.
Hood went 8-of-11 from the floor and Parker was 7-for-13 to lead Duke (2-1), which won its 103rd consecutive non-conference home game. Andre Dawkins added 17 points off the bench, going 5-for-8 from 3-point range.
Pablo Bertone scored 17 points and Justin Raffington collected 14 points and eight rebounds in a reserve role for Florida Atlantic (1-2). Richard Morrow added 11 points for the Owls.
The Blue Devils never trailed, racing to a 15-3 lead in the first 4:33 and cruising from there. They pushed it to 25 on consecutive 3-pointers by Dawkins and led 52-29 at halftime.
Duke opened it up even more with a 15-4 run to start the second half, going up 67-33 when Hood slammed home his own missed jumper. The Owls didn't get closer than 27 the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Duke went 17-of-24 from the foul line, an improvement over its 16-for-28 showing in Tuesday's loss to Kansas. … Hood and Parker have combined for at least 38 points in each of the Blue Devils' first three games. … Duke was 12-of-23 from 3-point range, while Florida Atlantic went 4-for-15 from behind the arc.
Top Game Performances
Florida Atlantic |
|
Duke |
Pablo Bertone 17 |
Scoring |
Rodney Hood 28 |
Marquan Botley 2 |
Assists |
Quinn Cook 8 |
Kelvin Penn 9 |
Rebounds |
Jabari Parker 10 |
Marquan Botley 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Rodney Hood 12 |
Jackson Trapp 2 |
Steals |
Quinn Cook 2 |
Kelvin Penn 4 |
Blocks |
Amile Jefferson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Florida Atlantic
|
64 |
37.1 |
4-15 |
14-24 |
10 |
37 |
5 |
5 |
14 |
Duke
|
97 |
54.8 |
12-23 |
17-24 |
19 |
37 |
3 |
8 |
9 |