Tre Jones Leads The Way As Duke Dispatches Wake Forest For Ninth Straight Win

Second ranked Duke goes as their point guard goes!

Tre Jones scored 23 points to help No. 2 Duke handle Wake Forest 90-59 on Saturday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/1/11/mens-basketball-no-2-duke-runs-past-wake-forest-90-59.aspx

 Meanwhile,
Cassius Stanley added 16 points for the Blue Devils (15-1, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who shot 53% from the field.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/1/11/mens-basketball-no-2-duke-runs-past-wake-forest-90-59.aspx

Duke scored on eight of its first nine possessions to take control early. The Blue Devils pulled away with a 27-12 run in which they scored on 13 of 15 possessions while making 11 of 12 shots. Duke led 49-23 at halftime after shooting 63%, including 6 of 10 from 3-point range.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/1/11/mens-basketball-no-2-duke-runs-past-wake-forest-90-59.aspx

Joey Baker and Jack White scored 11 points each, and Jordan Goldwire had 10 points for the Blue Devils.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2020/1/11/mens-basketball-no-2-duke-runs-past-wake-forest-90-59.aspx

While Duke picked up their ninth straight win, Wake Forest was on the other end of the spectrum for the second game in a row.

Torry Johnson led the Demon Deacons with 13 points, while Olivier Sarr also added 13 points and nine rebounds. Sharone Wright, Jr. came off the bench to score 11 points, his first double-figure game of the season. “according to https://godeacs.com/news/2020/1/11/mens-basketball-wake-forest-falls-to-no-2-duke.aspx

HOW IT HAPPENED 

Duke started the game hot offensively, making 13 of its first 19 attempts, including 5-of-7 threes, to take a 33-14 lead. The Blue Devils took a 49-23 lead into intermission, the Deacs' largest halftime deficit of the season. Johnson, who scored the Deacs' first six points, had nine in the first half to lead Wake Forest.”according to https://godeacs.com/news/2020/1/11/mens-basketball-wake-forest-falls-to-no-2-duke.aspx

Duke capped the victory with five threes and 10 free throws in the second half. “according to https://godeacs.com/news/2020/1/11/mens-basketball-wake-forest-falls-to-no-2-duke.aspx

Duke now heads back out on the road as they travel to South Carolina where they will face Clemson on Tuesday night who snapped their 0-59 record in Chapel Hill with a 79-76 win over North Carolina over the weekend.
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