There ended up no fairy tales for BC, though, as the Dukies shook off that opening deficit and held the Eagles to a pair of baskets during the final 16:21 of the first half, which gave the Blue Devils a comfortable 30-21 halftime lead.
BC coach Steve Donahue knew his team was running more on fumes than firepower, and Duke took advantage in the second half by pulling away to a 75-50 victory.
"We let it snowball,'' said Donahue. "Duke did what they needed to do and they pounced on it.''
To describe it as pouncing was being kind, as the Blue Devils overpowered BC on the boards (45-21) and in the backcourt. Freshman guard Austin Rivers scored 16 points and junior Seth Curry had 18 as they made 5 of 9 3-pointers in sparking Duke.
BC coach Steve Donahue knew his team was running more on fumes than firepower, and Duke took advantage in the second half by pulling away to a 75-50 victory.
"We let it snowball,'' said Donahue. "Duke did what they needed to do and they pounced on it.''
To describe it as pouncing was being kind, as the Blue Devils overpowered BC on the boards (45-21) and in the backcourt. Freshman guard Austin Rivers scored 16 points and junior Seth Curry had 18 as they made 5 of 9 3-pointers in sparking Duke.
