McRoberts Leads No. 9 Blue Devils to 75-47 Win Over Davidson
11/25/2006 4:20:51 PM | Men's Basketball
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DURHAM, N.C. — Sophomore Josh McRoberts led four players in double figures with 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds to pace the No. 9 Duke Blue Devils to a 75-47 victory over Davidson at Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday evening. With the win Duke improves to 5-1 on the season, while the Wildcats fall to 4-3.
McRoberts was joined by freshmen Jon Scheyer, Brian Zoubek and Gerald Henderson for Duke in double digits, as the trio contributed 14, 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Jason Richards was the lone Davidson player to reach the 10-point mark as the junior point guard scored 17 to go along with five assists. The native of Barrington, Ill., knocked down 8-of-17 from the floor in 40 minutes of action for the Wildcats.
Duke shot 52.5 percent (24-46) overall and drilled 5-of-9 from deep to finish at 55.6 percent, compared to 28.6 percent (18-63) and 15.8 percent (3-19) from three-point range for the Wildcats.
The Blue Devils took advantage of Davidson foul trouble in the opening half with a couple of lengthy runs to grab a 32-18 lead at the break. Four of the Wildcats' five starters committed two fouls each in the first 20 minutes of action.
Duke didn't shoot well from the charity stripe on the evening, but hit 12 more free throws than the Wildcats attempted. The Blue Devils were 22-of-34 on freebies, while Davidson missed just two of its 10 attempts.
After a pair of free throws by Davidson's William Archambault cut the deficit to just three (11-8), Duke went on an 11-2 streak to stretch the game to 22-10 with 6:24 left in the half. Following an Archambault three-point play, the Blue Devils closed out the remaining 4:42 of the period with a 10-3 run to grab their largest margin of the first.
A Thomas Sander bucket with 17:33 left made it a 37-25 contest, but the Wildcats were unable to inch closer as Duke extended its lead to as many as 30 on two separate occasions.
The Blue Devils held a 41-34 edge in rebounding, though the 'Cats grabbed 16 offensive rebounds to Duke's 12. Davidson's Andrew Lovedale led all-players with 10 rebounds and scored a career-high nine points off of the bench.
Davidson will begin its Southern Conference slate in a 7 p.m. home contest with the Elon Phoenix on Friday, Dec. 1. Duke returns to action in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge entertaining Indiana at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 28.
DURHAM, N.C. — Sophomore Josh McRoberts led four players in double figures with 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds to pace the No. 9 Duke Blue Devils to a 75-47 victory over Davidson at Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday evening. With the win Duke improves to 5-1 on the season, while the Wildcats fall to 4-3.
McRoberts was joined by freshmen Jon Scheyer, Brian Zoubek and Gerald Henderson for Duke in double digits, as the trio contributed 14, 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Jason Richards was the lone Davidson player to reach the 10-point mark as the junior point guard scored 17 to go along with five assists. The native of Barrington, Ill., knocked down 8-of-17 from the floor in 40 minutes of action for the Wildcats.
Duke shot 52.5 percent (24-46) overall and drilled 5-of-9 from deep to finish at 55.6 percent, compared to 28.6 percent (18-63) and 15.8 percent (3-19) from three-point range for the Wildcats.
The Blue Devils took advantage of Davidson foul trouble in the opening half with a couple of lengthy runs to grab a 32-18 lead at the break. Four of the Wildcats' five starters committed two fouls each in the first 20 minutes of action.
Duke didn't shoot well from the charity stripe on the evening, but hit 12 more free throws than the Wildcats attempted. The Blue Devils were 22-of-34 on freebies, while Davidson missed just two of its 10 attempts.
After a pair of free throws by Davidson's William Archambault cut the deficit to just three (11-8), Duke went on an 11-2 streak to stretch the game to 22-10 with 6:24 left in the half. Following an Archambault three-point play, the Blue Devils closed out the remaining 4:42 of the period with a 10-3 run to grab their largest margin of the first.
A Thomas Sander bucket with 17:33 left made it a 37-25 contest, but the Wildcats were unable to inch closer as Duke extended its lead to as many as 30 on two separate occasions.
The Blue Devils held a 41-34 edge in rebounding, though the 'Cats grabbed 16 offensive rebounds to Duke's 12. Davidson's Andrew Lovedale led all-players with 10 rebounds and scored a career-high nine points off of the bench.
Davidson will begin its Southern Conference slate in a 7 p.m. home contest with the Elon Phoenix on Friday, Dec. 1. Duke returns to action in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge entertaining Indiana at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 28.
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