by Charlottesville, from first-year-old Cooper Flagg had 17 points and 14 rebounds, in which he recorded his seventh Double-Double of the season before the break, while No. 3 Duke on Monday evening past Virginia 80-62 drove.
The Blue Devils (23-3, 15-1 ACC), who also received 17 points from Kon Knueppel, have won three straight ahead since their only loss of the conference on 8 February at no. 18 Clemson.
Andrew Rohde had 15 points, five rebounds and five assists for the Cavaliers (13-13, 6-9).
Duke Forward Maliq Brown, who grew up in Virginia about an hour from Charlottesville, ran an apparent left shoulder injury with 1:21 in the first half. He immediately went to the dressing room and did not return.
Take -away meals
Duke: In a business victory, the Blue Devils 9 for 23 from 3-point reach shot and the Cavaliers 41-21 surpassed to ensure that they never threatened it. Duke opened the second half with an 8-0 run to put it away.
Virginia: The Cavaliers had won three straight and four of the five, pointing to an increase in the late season. But they did not have the athletes on the defense to match Duke, who shot 53%. Dai Dai Ames scored 15 points and reached double digits for the fifth consecutive game.
Important moment
Rohde shot a perfect pass to a cut Taine Murray for what seemed destined to be a back door layout for the Cavaliers. Instead, Flagg hit the shot. Duke received a 3-Pointer from Tyrese Proctor on the other hand, part of a 16-2 run that provided the Blue Devils at first 27-14 with 8:19 in the first half.
Key Stat
One of the best rivalry of the ACC in the past decade was not a competition on this night. From 2012-23 no Virginia-Duke-Game had a victory margin greater than 10 points. That run ended at Duke last year when the Blue Devils rolled 73-48.
Next
Duke is confronted on Saturday evening with Illinois in a non -conference -matchup in Madison Square Garden in New York, while Virginia plays in North Carolina.
