National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Duke 80, Wake Forest 62
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 5, 2013
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Officials: # Brian Dorsey, # Karl Hess, # Gary Maxwell
Attendance: 9314
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No. 1 Duke 80, Wake Forest 62: Ryan Kelly scored 17 of his season-high 22 points in the first half and Seth Curry also finished with 22 to lead the undefeated Blue Devils to their sixth consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference-opening victory.

Quinn Cook added a career-high 14 assists despite going 0-for-12 from the field for Duke (14-0, 1-0 ACC), which posted its sixth straight win overall against the Demon Deacons and 14th consecutive at home.

Travis McKie had a team-high 22 points and C.J. Harris overcame a brief ankle injury to finish with 19 for Wake Forest (7-6, 0-1 ACC), which was denied in its bid for its first four-game winning streak in three seasons.

Kelly got off to a quick start by draining back-to-back 3-pointers en route to scoring 13 of Duke's first 19 points. The senior forward missed a great portion of the second half due to foul trouble and fell one point short of his career high - which was set last season against Wake Forest.

Curry had two layups and a jumper to ignite a 18-6 run to start the second half as Duke seized a 58-36 lead to put the contest out of reach.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Kelly, who finished 5-for-7 from 3-point range, is 13-for-17 over his last four games. ... Duke made nine of its 11 3-pointers during the first half. ... Wake Forest finished with more fouls (25) than field goals (23).

Top Game Performances
 
Wake Forest   Duke
Travis McKie 22 Scoring Seth Curry 22
C.J. Harris 4 Assists Quinn Cook 14
Devin Thomas 12 Rebounds Mason Plumlee 12
Travis McKie 7 Free Throws Made Ryan Kelly 5
Travis McKie 2 Steals Rasheed Sulaimon 2
Travis McKie 1 Blocks Seth Curry 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wake Forest 62 41.1 4-11 12-18 8 37 1 4 19
Duke 80 46.0 11-24 11-22 22 29 4 6 6