Paulus, No. 14 Duke handle Wake Forest

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01/19/2007 - Durham, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Greg Paulus scored 17 points, and the 14th- ranked Duke Blue Devils cruised to a 62-40 thrashing of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Josh McRoberts scored 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Blue Devils (15-3, 2-2 ACC), who had lost two of three entering the game. Gerald Henderson, DeMarcus Nelson, and Jon Sheyer added nine points each for Duke.

Kyle Visser scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Demon Deacons (9-8, 1-4), who have lost three straight. Ishmael Smith scored nine points for Wake Forest.

The Demon Deacons were helpless offensively against the Blue Devils, shooting only 33.3 percent (16-of-48) from the field, and 27.3 percent (3-of-11) from behind the three-point arc.

Wake Forest trailed in double figures for the entire second half. The Demon Deacons were able to cut to within 12 with just under eight minutes left, but the Blue Devils closed the game with a 16-6 stretch, pushing the final margin of victory to 22 points.

Wake Forest only trailed 20-17 after a Visser layup with 6:54 left in the first half, but Duke pulled away, closing out the half with a 15-4 run, taking a 35-21 lead into the intermission.

Game Notes

Duke improved to 155-75 in the overall series, winning for the 10th straight game at Duke...Duke won despite turning the ball over 15 times, and shooting only 31.6 percent (6-of-19) from behind the arc.

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