Furman Paladins at Duke Blue Devils

Jahlil Okafor's 24 points key No. 4 Duke's rout of Furman

Okafor had a season-high 24 points and Jefferson added 16 with 12 rebounds in No. 4 Duke's 93-54 rout of Furman on Wednesday night.

The 6-foot-11 Okafor, a preseason Associated Press All-America selection, routinely draws double teams in the low post and that generally means less attention on Duke's other big men.

"They're going to play off of Amile, so you've got to be careful not to lose your ego that someone's not playing you," coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "But then take advantage of it, instead of being insulted by it, and figuring out what that means. The more they play together, the more he'll figure that out."

The Blue Devils (6-0) had little trouble remaining unbeaten, shooting 58 percent while holding the Paladins to 34 percent from the floor.

Kendrec Ferrara had 13 points and Stephen Croone added 12 for Furman (1-3).

Duke outscored Furman 54-18 in the paint and held a 40-27 rebounding advantage. The Paladins made just 34 percent of their shots from 2-point range.

Okafor finished 12 of 14 and has made 29 of his 34 shots in three games at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Matt Jones had 13 points and Quinn Cook added 11 for the Blue Devils, who were coming off a five-day stretch in which they earned three straight double-figure wins against name-brand programs on neutral courts.

Furman only did one of those things.

Okafor had 10 during the half, which ended on Grayson Allen's 3 that made it 50-22 at the break, and it got no more competitive in the final 20 minutes.

"That's the way to respond, coming off five games in eight days," Jefferson said. "Our team showed great maturity coming back to Cameron, creating energy and getting the crowd into it."

STAT LINE

For those who value score comparisons, consider this: Furman's only victory this season came by 19 points against the same Appalachian State team that went on to beat Virginia Tech of the ACC.

COURTSIDE

TIP-INS

Duke: The Blue Devils' three home wins have come by an average of almost 53 points. They extended the nation's longest home winning streak to 36. They also won their 112th straight at Cameron Indoor Stadium against non-Atlantic Coast Conference visitors.

Furman: The Paladins have not beaten an ACC school since topping Florida State in overtime in 2000-01.

UP NEXT

Furman visits Liberty on Dec. 1.

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