DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Matthew Hurt scored 22 points on 8-of-9 shooting, DJ Steward added 16 points and Duke never trailed in its 84-60 win over Wake Forest on Wednesday night.
Joey Baker hit 4 of 7 from 3-point range and finished with 12 points for Duke (9-8, 7-6 Atlantic Coast Conference). Wendell Moore Jr. scored 11 points.
Wake Forest went scoreless for nearly five minutes as Duke scored 12 consecutive points to make it 29-13 when Jordan Goldwire hit a 3-pointer with 7:18 left in the first half, and the Blue Devils led by double figures the rest of the way.
Ody Oguama led the Demon Deacons (6-10, 3-10) with 14 points and Daivion Williamson scored 12. Ian DuBose — a graduate transfer from Houston and a Durham, North Carolina native — had 10 points and eight rebounds in his first game against the Blue Devils.
Duke has won back-to-back games following a three-game skid in which the Blue Devils allowed 83.7 points per game. They held N.C. State to its season-low 53 points on Saturday and limited Wake Forest to just 39% shooting Wednesday.
Freshman Jalen Johnson opted out of the rest of the season on Monday. The 6-foot-9 small forward, a projected lottery pick in the 2021 NBA draft, averaged 11.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 13 games for Duke.
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1of11Wake Forest guard Ian DuBose (11) shoots over Duke forward Wendell Moore Jr. (0) during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Wintson-Salem, N.C. (Andrew Dye/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP, Pool)Andrew Dye/APShow MoreShow Less2of11Wake Forest forward Ody Oguama (33) fouls Duke forward Matthew Hurt (21) on a rebound attempt during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Wintson-Salem, N.C. (Andrew Dye/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP, Pool)Andrew Dye/APShow MoreShow Less
3of114of11Duke forward Matthew Hurt shoots a free throw after Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes was assessed double technical fouls and ejected during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Wintson-Salem, N.C. (Andrew Dye/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP, Pool)Andrew Dye/APShow MoreShow Less5of11Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes walks off the court after he was assessed double technical fouls and ejected during the first half of the teams' NCAA college basketball game against Duke on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Wintson-Salem, N.C. (Andrew Dye/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP, Pool)Andrew Dye/APShow MoreShow Less
6of117of11Duke forward Wendell Moore Jr. (0) shoots as Wake Forest center Emmanuel Okpomo (30) defends during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Wintson-Salem, N.C. (Andrew Dye/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP, Pool)Andrew Dye/APShow MoreShow Less8of11Wake Forest forward Isaiah Mucius grabs a rebound over Duke forward Jaemyn Brakefield (5) duirng an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Wintson-Salem, N.C. (Andrew Dye/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP, Pool)Andrew Dye/APShow MoreShow Less
9of1110of11Wake Forest forward Ody Oguama (33) shoots as he is fouled by Duke center Mark Williams duirng an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Wintson-Salem, N.C. (Andrew Dye/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP, Pool)Andrew Dye/APShow MoreShow Less
