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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Duke 76, Elon University 54
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 20, 2012
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials: # Louis Andrakakos, # Bryan Kersey, # Raymond Naitili
Attendance: 9314


No. 1 Duke 76, Elon 54: Mason Plumlee collected 21 points and 16 rebounds as the host Blue Devils benefited from a second-half surge for the second time in as many days to record their 100th consecutive non-conference victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Ryan Kelly had 14 points and Rasheed Sulaimon added 13 for top-ranked Duke (11-0), which used an 11-0 run to break open a close contest. The Blue Devils scored 41 of the first 45 points in the second half on Wednesday to breeze to an 88-47 triumph over Cornell.

Sebastian Koch scored 11 of his team-high 14 points in the first half for Elon (6-5), which has dropped four of its last six.

Ryley Beaumont's 3-pointer brought the Phoenix within eight at 43-35, but Tyler Thornton answered with back-to-back 3-pointers. Sulaimon capped the 11-0 run after drilling a shot from beyond the arc as Duke shot 11-for-19 effort from 3-point range.

After Ryan Winters' layup tied the game at 25, Duke went on a 10-2 run to close the first half - highlighted by Quinn Cook's desperation 3-pointer just before the buzzer.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Prized high school senior Jabari Parker committed to Duke on Thursday afternoon. Parker, who was the nation's No. 2 prospect in the ESPN 100, is a 6-8 forward out of Simeon Career Academy in Chicago. ... Duke's Marshall Plumlee was wearing a walking boot after spraining his left foot during Wednesday's victory. ... After registering a career-high 12 assists against the Big Red, Cook had just three versus the Phoenix.

Top Game Performances
 
Elon University   Duke
Sebastian Koch 14 Scoring Mason Plumlee 21
Austin Hamilton 3 Assists Rasheed Sulaimon 4
Sebastian Koch 9 Rebounds Mason Plumlee 15
Lucas Troutman 3 Free Throws Made Ryan Kelly 3
Austin Hamilton 1 Steals Quinn Cook 4
Lucas Troutman 1 Blocks Amile Jefferson 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Elon University 54 38.5 7-18 7-8 10 31 1 3 17
Duke 76 43.3 11-19 7-16 16 42 2 10 12