No. 1 Duke 88, Cornell 47: Seth Curry led the way with 20 points and Mason Plumlee collected 18 points on 8-of-8 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds as the Blue Devils exploded at the start of the second half to run away from the visiting Big Red.

Rasheed Sulaimon scored 16 points and Quinn Cook handed out 12 assists for Duke (10-0), which was playing its first game as the top-ranked team after ascending to that spot Monday.

The Blue Devils allowed Cornell to shoot 54.2 percent in the first half and went into the break with just a 41-30 edge. But Duke turned things around on the defensive end and allowed only one field goal in the first 10:34 as it began the period with a 35-2 burst.

Curry scored 10 points during that decisive run while Plumlee and Sulaimon added six apiece as the Blue Devils pulled away.

Shonn Miller scored 10 of his 14 points in the first half and was the only player to reach double figures for the Big Red (4-7), who ended up shooting 22.6 percent (7-of-31) in the second half.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Blue Devils have won 99 straight home games against non-conference competition. They can make it 100 when Elon visits on Thursday. … Cornell fell to 1-25 against members of the ACC, with the lone win coming over Wake Forest in the 1951-52 season. … The Big Red outrebounded Duke 33-28 but committed 25 turnovers.