National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Duke 73, Ohio St. 68
When: 9:30 PM ET, Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials: # John Cahill, # Mike Eades, # Karl Hess
Attendance: 9314


No. 2 Duke 73, No. 4 Ohio State 68:
Senior Mason Plumlee had 21 points and 17 rebounds as the host Blue Devils stormed back to avenge last season’s 22-point loss in Columbus in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.

Duke (7-0) extended its non-conference home win streak to 97 games despite going more than 10 minutes without a field goal in the first half. Duke trailed 31-23 at the break with its starting guards having gone 1-for-11 from the field.

But Rasheed Sulaimon scored all 17 of his points after halftime and Ryan Kelly hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put Duke on top 56-53 with 5:42 left. The Blue Devils would not relinquish the lead.

Ohio State (4-1) came in leading the nation in 3-point shooting at 48 percent, but hit 6-of-21 and shot 33.8 percent overall. Deshaun Thomas led the Buckeyes with 16 points while Aaron Craft and Lenzelle Smith Jr. added 11 apiece.

Duke notched its third win over a top four team, following victories over Kentucky and Louisville. The Blue Devils also got payback for last season's 85-63 loss at Ohio State.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Duke improved to 12-2 in the Challenge while Ohio State fell to 5-6. … Duke leads the all-time series 4-3. … Ohio State fell to 7-16 all-time against No. 2-ranked teams.

Top Game Performances
 
Ohio St.   Duke
Deshaun Thomas 16 Scoring Mason Plumlee 21
Shannon Scott 3 Assists Quinn Cook 8
Amir Williams 10 Rebounds Mason Plumlee 17
Aaron Craft 4 Free Throws Made Mason Plumlee 9
Shannon Scott 2 Steals Quinn Cook 2
Evan Ravenel 1 Blocks Ryan Kelly 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Ohio St. 68 33.8 6-21 16-22 6 35 2 4 7
Duke 73 47.1 5-12 20-27 11 35 5 3 8