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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Duke 110, Western Michigan 70
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 30, 2011
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials: # John Cahill, # Tim Comer, # John Gaffney
Attendance: 9314
Seth Curry and Austin Rivers combined for 42 points as No. 5 Duke cruised to a 110-70 victory over Western Michigan Friday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Curry, a junior, finished with a career-high 22 points and Rivers added 20 for the Blue Devils (11-1), who registered their highest first-half point total of the season en route to a 63-35 halftime lead. Duke’s previous high was 53 in a win over Presbyterian on Nov. 12.

The Blue Devils couldn’t do anything wrong in the first half. They shot 53 percent from 3-point range and made 21-of-26 free-throw attempts. It didn’t take Duke long to extend its lead in the second half, as the Blue Devils led 76-39 after Curry hit a 3-pointer with 15:55 left to play.

Meanwhile, Western Michigan (5-8) saw its four-game winning streak come to an end after shooting 39 percent and committing 26 fouls – 18 of which were in the first half. Matt Stainbrook finished with 18 points and Demetrius Ward added 16 more for the Broncos.

Duke, which held a 44-26 advantage in rebounds, including 16-12 on the offensive glass, won its 92nd consecutive non-conference home game. Miles Plumlee accounted for 15 of those rebounds, setting a career high in the process.

The Blue Devils haven’t lost against a non-conference opponent at home since an 83-82 defeat to St. John’s on Feb. 26, 2000.

Quinn Cook, Josh Hairston and Tyler Thornton also had career-high point totals with 16, 13 and 12 points, respectively, for Duke, which has two games left – against Pennsylvania and Temple – before ACC play begins at Georgia Tech on Jan. 7.
Top Game Performances
 
Western Michigan   Duke
Matt Stainbrook 18 Scoring Seth Curry 22
Mike Douglas 4 Assists Quinn Cook 8
Matt Stainbrook 8 Rebounds Miles Plumlee 15
Caleb Dean 2 Free Throws Made Quinn Cook 7
Demetrius Ward 3 Steals Quinn Cook 2
Mike Douglas 1 Blocks Miles Plumlee 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Western Michigan 70 39.4 6-13 8-11 12 26 2 8 14
Duke 110 54.0 14-27 28-35 22 44 12 10 15