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Frosh duo helps No. 8 Duke beat Wake Forest without Coach K

AP
Jan 13, 2022

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Paolo Banchero had 24 points and eighth-ranked Duke hit 13 straight shots to blow it open after halftime and beat Wake Forest 76-64 on Wednesday night with Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski sidelined by illness.

Fellow freshman A.J. Griffin had a season-high 22 points to help the Blue Devils bounce back from a weekend home loss to Miami. They did it with the retiring longtime Duke coach out with what the school called a ''non-COVID-related virus,'' while associate head coach Jon Scheyer - designated as Krzyzewski's successor after this season - worked as acting coach.

Banchero and Griffin led the way as the Blue Devils (13-2, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) suddenly stretched out a two-possession lead in the final minute of the first half - then carried a scorchingly hot hand into the second that wobbled the Demon Deacons (13-4, 3-3) for good.

Griffin ended the first half by pump-faking Khadim Sy off his feet and then stepping over to knock down a corner 3-pointer just before the horn for the 35-29 lead. The Blue Devils made their last four shots of the first half, then roared out of the break by making their first nine shots.

Alondes Williams scored 25 points for the Demon Deacons, who had the Blue Devils in a tight game coming down the first-half stretch and led 29-27 on Dallas Walton's and-1 dunk with 54.1 seconds left. But the Demon Deacons erased a stretch of quality minutes with a shaky finish that jumpstarted Duke's run-turned-landslide.

BIG PICTURE

Duke: This was the Blue Devils' third game back from a COVID-19 outbreak that led to two postponements. They returned by shooting a season-low 37% in the win against Georgia Tech, then committed a season-worst 17 turnovers in the Miami loss. Along the way, Krzyzewski said it would take time for the Blue Devils to rebuild their conditioning to full-go game shape. This time, Duke shot 61% after halftime and 51% for the game while also making 7 of 15 3-pointers, with Griffin in particular continuing to blossom.

Wake Forest: Second-year coach Steve Forbes has brought a spark to the program after years of struggle, and it showed here with a loud home crowd - including a full and rowdy student section commonplace for the Chris Paul era in the mid-2000s. The Demon Deacons gave reason for the buzz by erasing an early eight-point hole and getting into a tight game, only to see this one unravel with a few ill-timed turnovers just before halftime to help Duke make its move.

UP NEXT

Duke: Hosts North Carolina State on Saturday.

Wake Forest: At Virginia on Saturday.

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1st Half
DUKE
Blue Devils
35
WAKE
Demon Deacons
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mark Williams vs. Dallas Walton (Wendell Moore Jr. gains possession)
19:40	+2	Paolo Banchero makes two point layup	2-0
19:17		Dallas Walton misses two point hook shot
19:15		Paolo Banchero defensive rebound
18:49	+2	Trevor Keels makes two point layup	4-0
18:28		Paolo Banchero personal foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul)
18:18	+2	Dallas Walton makes two point hook shot	4-2
18:01	+3	AJ Griffin makes three point jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists)	7-2
17:42		Isaiah Mucius misses three point jump shot
17:40		Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound
17:30	+2	Paolo Banchero makes two point hook shot	9-2
17:17	+2	Alondes Williams makes two point jump shot	9-4
16:47		Mark Williams misses two point hook shot
16:45		Jake LaRavia defensive rebound
16:34		Alondes Williams turnover (bad pass)
16:17	+2	Paolo Banchero makes two point jump shot	11-4
15:59		Isaiah Mucius misses three point jump shot
15:57		Alondes Williams offensive rebound
15:50		Jump ball. Dallas Walton vs. Paolo Banchero (Dallas Walton gains possession)
15:46		TV timeout
15:42		Isaiah Mucius turnover (lost ball) (Wendell Moore Jr. steals)
15:41		Jake LaRavia shooting foul (Wendell Moore Jr. draws the foul)
15:41		Wendell Moore Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:41	+1	Wendell Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-4
15:28		Alondes Williams misses three point jump shot
15:26		Paolo Banchero defensive rebound
15:14		Theo John turnover (lost ball) (Jake LaRavia steals)
14:47		Alondes Williams turnover (bad pass)
14:29		Paolo Banchero misses three point jump shot
14:27		Khadim Sy defensive rebound
14:18		Jeremy Roach personal foul (Daivien Williamson draws the foul)
13:55		Alondes Williams turnover (lost ball)
13:45		Khadim Sy personal foul (Blue Devils draws the foul)
13:41		Jake LaRavia blocks Joey Baker's two point jump shot
13:39		Daivien Williamson defensive rebound
13:37	+2	Alondes Williams makes two point dunk (Daivien Williamson assists)	12-6
13:12		Jake LaRavia shooting foul (Joey Baker draws the foul)
13:12	+1	Joey Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 3	13-6
13:12		Joey Baker misses regular free throw 2 of 3
13:12		Joey Baker misses regular free throw 3 of 3
13:12		Daivien Williamson defensive rebound
12:54		Theo John personal foul (Alondes Williams draws the foul)
12:49		Alondes Williams turnover (lost ball) (Jeremy Roach steals)
12:35		Wendell Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:33		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
12:15		Dallas Walton misses three point jump shot
12:13		Cameron Hildreth offensive rebound
12:07	+3	Alondes Williams makes three point jump shot (Cameron Hildreth assists)	13-9
11:37		Jeremy Roach misses two point jump shot
11:35		Theo John offensive rebound
11:28		Theo John misses two point layup
11:26		Dallas Walton defensive rebound
11:22		Theo John shooting foul (Daivien Williamson draws the foul)
11:22		TV timeout
11:22	+1	Daivien Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-10
11:22		Daivien Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:22		Mark Williams defensive rebound
11:08	+2	Paolo Banchero makes two point dunk	15-10
10:45		Dallas Walton misses two point hook shot
10:43		Alondes Williams offensive rebound
10:38	+2	Alondes Williams makes two point layup	15-12
10:23		Trevor Keels turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
10:13	+2	Alondes Williams makes two point jump shot	15-14
9:59		Jeremy Roach misses two point jump shot
9:57		Blue Devils offensive rebound
9:36		Trevor Keels misses two point jump shot
9:36		Dallas Walton defensive rebound
9:36		Dallas Walton misses three point jump shot
9:34		Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound
9:22		Mark Williams misses two point dunk
9:20		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
9:18	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point jump shot	15-16
9:18		Jeremy Roach shooting foul (Cameron Hildreth draws the foul)
9:18		Cameron Hildreth misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:18		Mark Williams defensive rebound
8:59		Mark Williams misses two point jump shot
8:57		Alondes Williams defensive rebound
8:44		Alondes Williams misses two point layup
8:42		Paolo Banchero defensive rebound
8:32		Trevor Keels turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Hildreth steals)
8:21		Daivien Williamson misses three point jump shot
8:19		AJ Griffin defensive rebound
8:04		Paolo Banchero misses three point jump shot
8:02		Alondes Williams defensive rebound
7:52	+2	Isaiah Mucius makes two point layup (Alondes Williams assists)	15-18
7:37	+2	Paolo Banchero makes two point jump shot	17-18
7:11		Khadim Sy turnover (bad pass)
7:11		TV timeout
6:48		Trevor Keels misses three point jump shot
6:46		Isaiah Mucius defensive rebound
6:21		Alondes Williams misses two point jump shot
6:19		Mark Williams defensive rebound
6:09		Paolo Banchero misses two point jump shot
6:07		Alondes Williams defensive rebound
5:57		AJ Griffin blocks Alondes Williams's two point layup
5:55		Paolo Banchero defensive rebound
5:51		Paolo Banchero misses two point layup
5:49		Alondes Williams defensive rebound
5:28		Isaiah Mucius misses two point jump shot
5:26		Mark Williams defensive rebound
5:22		Cameron Hildreth personal foul (Trevor Keels draws the foul)
5:18		Trevor Keels misses two point jump shot
5:16		Trevor Keels offensive rebound
5:06		Dallas Walton blocks Paolo Banchero's two point layup
5:04		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
4:52		Cameron Hildreth turnover (bad pass)
4:43	+2	AJ Griffin makes two point layup	19-18
4:43		Jake LaRavia personal foul (AJ Griffin draws the foul)
4:43	+1	AJ Griffin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-18
4:25	+2	Cameron Hildreth makes two point hook shot	20-20
4:03	+2	AJ Griffin makes two point layup	22-20
3:56		Daivien Williamson misses three point jump shot
3:54		Trevor Keels defensive rebound
3:25		AJ Griffin misses three point jump shot
3:23		Dallas Walton defensive rebound
3:15		Joey Baker shooting foul (Daivien Williamson draws the foul)
3:15		TV timeout
3:15	+1	Daivien Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-21
3:15		Daivien Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:15		Joey Baker defensive rebound
3:02		Paolo Banchero misses two point jump shot
3:00		Dallas Walton defensive rebound
2:54		Trevor Keels shooting foul (Daivien Williamson draws the foul)
2:54	+1	Daivien Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-22
2:54	+1	Daivien Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-23
2:32	+3	Paolo Banchero makes three point jump shot	25-23
2:09		AJ Griffin personal foul (Daivien Williamson draws the foul)
2:09	+1	Daivien Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-24
2:09	+1	Daivien Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-25
1:59		Trevor Keels misses two point layup
1:57		Khadim Sy defensive rebound
1:45		Alondes Williams misses three point jump shot
1:43		Khadim Sy offensive rebound
1:33	+2	Khadim Sy makes two point dunk	25-27
1:15	+2	Mark Williams makes two point dunk (AJ Griffin assists)	27-27
0:54	+2	Dallas Walton makes two point dunk (Alondes Williams assists)	27-29
0:54		Mark Williams personal foul (Dallas Walton draws the foul)
0:54		Dallas Walton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:54		Mark Williams defensive rebound
0:38	+2	Wendell Moore Jr. makes two point layup	29-29
0:26		Alondes Williams turnover (lost ball) (Trevor Keels steals)
0:19	+3	Trevor Keels makes three point jump shot (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)	32-29
0:17		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
0:07		Isaiah Mucius offensive foul (AJ Griffin draws the foul)
0:07		Isaiah Mucius turnover
0:07		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
0:02	+3	AJ Griffin makes three point jump shot	35-29
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
DUKE
Blue Devils
41
WAKE
Demon Deacons
35

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+2	AJ Griffin makes two point jump shot	37-29
19:29		Mark Williams blocks Daivien Williamson's two point layup
19:27		Mark Williams defensive rebound
19:10	+2	Paolo Banchero makes two point dunk	39-29
18:44		Mark Williams shooting foul (Alondes Williams draws the foul)
18:44		Alondes Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:44	+1	Alondes Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-30
18:27	+2	Trevor Keels makes two point jump shot	41-30
17:57		Alondes Williams misses two point jump shot
17:55		Dallas Walton offensive rebound
17:50		Dallas Walton turnover (Trevor Keels steals)
17:45	+2	Mark Williams makes two point dunk (Trevor Keels assists)	43-30
17:46		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
17:46		TV timeout
17:31		Dallas Walton offensive foul (Paolo Banchero draws the foul)
17:31		Dallas Walton turnover
17:18		Khadim Sy personal foul (Paolo Banchero draws the foul)
17:14	+2	Trevor Keels makes two point jump shot (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)	45-30
17:02		Mark Williams blocks Alondes Williams's two point jump shot
17:00		AJ Griffin defensive rebound
16:41	+2	Paolo Banchero makes two point jump shot	47-30
16:27		Paolo Banchero personal foul (Khadim Sy draws the foul)
16:17		Mark Williams blocks Alondes Williams's two point layup
16:15		Demon Deacons offensive rebound
16:13		Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
16:11		Jake LaRavia offensive rebound
16:13		Jump ball. Jake LaRavia vs. AJ Griffin (Demon Deacons gains possession)
16:06		Khadim Sy misses three point jump shot
16:04		Trevor Keels defensive rebound
15:57	+2	Paolo Banchero makes two point dunk (Trevor Keels assists)	49-30
15:46	+2	Alondes Williams makes two point jump shot	49-32
15:20	+3	Paolo Banchero makes three point jump shot	52-32
15:00	+2	Alondes Williams makes two point layup	52-34
15:00		Mark Williams shooting foul (Alondes Williams draws the foul)
15:00		TV timeout
15:00	+1	Alondes Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-35
14:38		Cameron Hildreth personal foul (Trevor Keels draws the foul)
14:35	+3	AJ Griffin makes three point jump shot	55-35
14:12		Theo John personal foul (Dallas Walton draws the foul)
14:09		Theo John shooting foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul)
14:09	+1	Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-36
14:09	+1	Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-37
13:56		AJ Griffin misses two point jump shot
13:55		Dallas Walton defensive rebound
13:55		Mark Williams personal foul (Dallas Walton draws the foul)
13:42		Dallas Walton turnover (traveling)
13:24		Joey Baker misses three point jump shot
13:22		Dallas Walton defensive rebound
13:11	+2	Alondes Williams makes two point layup	55-39
12:46		Paolo Banchero misses two point jump shot
12:44		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
12:34		Dallas Walton misses two point jump shot
12:32		Blue Devils defensive rebound
12:13		Paolo Banchero misses three point jump shot
12:11		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
11:55	+2	Alondes Williams makes two point layup	55-41
11:47		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
11:47		TV timeout
11:26		Wendell Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:24		Alondes Williams defensive rebound
11:13		Isaiah Mucius misses three point jump shot
11:11		Paolo Banchero defensive rebound
10:49		Theo John turnover (bad pass)
10:35	+2	Jake LaRavia makes two point layup	55-43
10:35		Paolo Banchero shooting foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul)
10:35	+1	Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-44
10:19		Alondes Williams shooting foul (AJ Griffin draws the foul)
10:19		AJ Griffin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:19	+1	AJ Griffin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-44
10:03		Trevor Keels shooting foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul)
10:03		Jake LaRavia misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:03	+1	Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-45
9:51		Isaiah Mucius shooting foul (AJ Griffin draws the foul)
9:51		AJ Griffin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:51	+1	AJ Griffin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-45
9:38		Paolo Banchero blocks Alondes Williams's two point layup
9:36		Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound
9:33	+2	Trevor Keels makes two point layup (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)	59-45
9:27		Alondes Williams turnover (lost ball) (Wendell Moore Jr. steals)
9:23	+2	Paolo Banchero makes two point alley-oop dunk (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)	61-45
9:08	+2	Khadim Sy makes two point layup	61-47
8:39		Khadim Sy personal foul (Jeremy Roach draws the foul)
8:37	+2	AJ Griffin makes two point dunk (Trevor Keels assists)	63-47
8:13		Alondes Williams turnover (lost ball) (Wendell Moore Jr. steals)
8:05	+3	Jeremy Roach makes three point jump shot (Trevor Keels assists)	66-47
8:04		Demon Deacons 30 second timeout
8:04		TV timeout
7:45		Cameron Hildreth turnover (bad pass) (Jeremy Roach steals)
7:37		Cameron Hildreth shooting foul (Wendell Moore Jr. draws the foul)
7:37		Wendell Moore Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:37	+1	Wendell Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-47
7:19		Khadim Sy misses two point hook shot
7:17		Cameron Hildreth offensive rebound
7:07		Cameron Hildreth misses two point jump shot
7:05		Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound
6:46		Jake LaRavia blocks Wendell Moore Jr.'s two point layup
6:44		Cameron Hildreth defensive rebound
6:36		Jake LaRavia misses three point jump shot
6:34		Jake LaRavia offensive rebound
6:31	+2	Jake LaRavia makes two point layup	67-49
6:07		Joey Baker turnover (out of bounds)
5:58	+2	Jake LaRavia makes two point dunk (Alondes Williams assists)	67-51
5:26		Paolo Banchero misses two point jump shot
5:24		Jake LaRavia defensive rebound
5:16	+3	Isaiah Mucius makes three point jump shot (Alondes Williams assists)	67-54
5:06		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
4:46	+2	Jeremy Roach makes two point jump shot (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)	69-54
4:20		Jake LaRavia misses two point layup
4:19		Blue Devils defensive rebound
4:03	+2	Wendell Moore Jr. makes two point layup (Jeremy Roach assists)	71-54
4:03		Dallas Walton shooting foul (Wendell Moore Jr. draws the foul)
4:03	+1	Wendell Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	72-54
3:51	+2	Alondes Williams makes two point layup	72-56
3:30		Paolo Banchero misses two point layup
3:28		Mark Williams offensive rebound
3:26		Mark Williams turnover (lost ball)
3:26		TV timeout
3:17	+2	Alondes Williams makes two point layup (Jake LaRavia assists)	72-58
2:46		Paolo Banchero misses two point jump shot
2:44		Dallas Walton defensive rebound
2:37		Khadim Sy misses three point jump shot
2:35		AJ Griffin defensive rebound
2:33		AJ Griffin turnover (traveling)
2:32		AJ Griffin personal foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul)
2:32	+1	Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-59
2:32	+1	Jake LaRavia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-60
2:09	+2	AJ Griffin makes two point layup	74-60
1:44		Cameron Hildreth misses three point jump shot
1:42		AJ Griffin defensive rebound
1:22	+2	Mark Williams makes two point alley-oop dunk (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)	76-60
1:08	+2	Khadim Sy makes two point hook shot	76-62
0:42		Paolo Banchero misses three point jump shot
0:40		Wendell Moore Jr. offensive rebound
0:37		AJ Griffin misses three point jump shot
0:35		Demon Deacons defensive rebound
0:23		Alondes Williams misses three point jump shot
0:21		Jake LaRavia offensive rebound
0:19	+2	Jake LaRavia makes two point layup	76-64
0:00		End of period

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Jake LaRavia makes two point layup