Jan. 13, 2008

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Blue Devils Surge Past Virginia, 87-65, To Open ACC Season

The shots fell for Duke, from both inside and outside. And when they didn't, the Blue Devils were in position to outmuscle the best rebounding team in the nation.

Now this is how Mike Krzyzewski's team is supposed to begin its brutal conference schedule.

Behind 20 points from DeMarcus Nelson, No. 9 Duke cruised to an 87-65 victory against Virginia on Sunday night, perhaps the Blue Devils' most complete victory of the season.

Henderson added 18 points and Kyle Singler scored 13 for the Blue Devils (13-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). They shot better than 50 percent, never trailed, led by double figures for the entire second half, hit 11 3-pointers and shut down Virginia's perimeter game.

Duke limited the Cavaliers, a 40 percent shooting team from long range, to just 4-of-14 shooting from beyond the arc and held a 35-34 advantage on the glass against a Virginia team that entered outrebounding its opponents by 12.4 per game.

Sean Singletary scored 18 points and Calvin Baker added 13 for Virginia (10-4, 0-1), which was denied its first victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium since a double-overtime victory in 1995. Its four-game winning streak against ranked teams also was snapped.

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