Duke Blue Devils at Miami Hurricanes

Jabari Parker's 17 points, 15 rebounds power No. 18 Duke over Miami

The Blue Devils made it routine. Freshman Jabari Parker had 17 points and a season-high 15 rebounds Wednesday to lead No. 18 Duke past Miami 67-46.

A sellout crowd included James, Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant , all of whom played in the Olympics for Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. James and Wade sat in the first row across from the Blue Devils bench, and Krzyzewski said they caught his eye after Parker scored on a strong inside move.

"You could see LeBron and Dwyane go nuts, because that's was a big-time play," Krzyzewski said. "Those are great guys, and I appreciate them coming."

Parker, who visited briefly before the game with Wade, said he was also pleased to have the celebrity audience.

"It's a blessing to get their support, to see those superstars give support to the little guys," Parker said.

Parker helped the Blue Devils to a 42-28 advantage on the boards, which allowed them to overcome a poor shooting night. Duke outscored Miami 22-7 on second-chance points.

The Blue Devils (15-4, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) avenged a 27-point loss the last time they played in Coral Gables. That was a year ago, when Duke was ranked No. 1.

"Because of last year's embarrassment for the program, we just wanted to redeem ourselves," Parker said.

Duke improved to 1-2 in the league on the road after losing at Notre Dame and Clemson. The Blue Devils are 4-4 away from home overall.

They've won their past two games by a combined 56 points. Krzyzewski earned his 899th win at Duke, which leaves the NCAA men's career leader in victories one shy of joining Syracuse's Jim Boeheim with at least 900 wins at one school.

Defending conference champion Miami (10-8, 2-4) remained winless in three league games at home. The Hurricanes will try to bounce back Saturday, when they play host to No. 2 Syracuse.

"It's really a matter of effort," Larranaga said. "We've got to play harder."

A grinning Wade amused the crowd at halftime by taking some shots from half court, including several with his back to the basket. He went 0-for-6, and the home team didn't fare much better.

A methodical pace should have been to Miami's liking, but while Duke made only eight of 25 3-pointers, the offensively challenged Hurricanes were even worse. They went 2-for-10 from behind the arc and shot 35 percent overall.

Donnavan Kirk led Miami with 11 points. Rodney Hood had 12 points and six rebounds for Duke, while Amile Jefferson added eight points and seven rebounds.

But the biggest force on the boards was the 6-foot-8 Parker, who had six of Duke's 15 offensive rebounds. He also blocked three shots.

"He's a long way from dominating," Krzyzewski said. "He's in a process of getting better. The potential is there to be an outstanding player, and he was really good tonight."

Miami stayed close for most of the first half, in part because Duke missed nine consecutive 3-point shots. But the Blue Devils forced three turnovers during an 11-0 run near the end of the half, and they led 33-21 at halftime.

Duke then scored the first six points of the second half to take command. When Miami cut the margin to 47-35, Parker converted a three-point play and Rasheed Sulaimon sank a 3-pointer to restore Duke's comfortable cushion.

The Blue Devils stayed in the lead early by hitting the boards hard. Of their first 17 points, 14 came following offensive rebounds.

"We didn't have that much effort as a team," Miami center Tonye Jekiri said. "The aggressiveness wasn't there going for the rebound."

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