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Duke wins opener in quest for 5 straight in ACC tourney

AP
Mar 09, 2021

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) DJ Steward scored 17 points, Mark Williams added 13 points and 10th-seeded Duke beat Boston College 86-51 on Tuesday to begin its quest of winning five-straight games in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.

No team has won five ACC tournament games in five days - but Duke (12-11) likely must do so to avoid missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1995.

Steward, Williams and Jeremy Roach - all freshmen - combined for 27 of Duke's 41 first-half points. Steward scored 13 points with three of Duke's eight 3-pointers and Williams was 5 of 6 from the field for 11 points.

Jordan Goldwire closed the first half with a 3-pointer, and he made 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions, capping an 11-2 run, to give Duke a 22-point lead with 12:31 remaining.

The Blue Devils, starting the tournament with their lowest seed ever, made six of their first 10 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 15, while 15th-seed Boston College was just 1 of 15. Duke had 17 2-point baskets en route to posting its second largest margin of victory in an ACC tourney game.

Goldwire, a senior, scored 12 points on a career-high four 3-pointers for Duke, which snapped a three-game skid. The Blue Devils advance to play No. 7 Louisville on Wednesday, looking to stop a three-game losing streak in the series. The Cardinals won 70-65 on Jan. 23, and 80-73 in overtime on Feb. 27 to spoil Matthew Hurt's 37-point performance.

Boston College (4-16), under interim head coach Scott Spinelli, did not have a player score in double figures after shooting just 39.1%. Makai Ashton-Langford had nine points and DeMarr Langford and James Karnik each added eight.

Duke has won 16 of the last 17 meetings between the schools, including an 83-82 win at Cameron Indoor Stadium earlier this season. BC's CJ Felder scored a career-high 24 points in that contest, but was held to just four points on 2-of-8 shooting in the tournament.

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1st Half
BC
Eagles
27
DUKE
Blue Devils
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		James Karnik vs. Mark Williams (DJ Steward gains possession)
19:51		Wendell Moore Jr. offensive foul
19:51		Wendell Moore Jr. turnover
19:43		Makai Ashton-Langford turnover (bad pass) (Mark Williams steals)
19:28	+2	Mark Williams makes two point hook shot (Jeremy Roach assists)	0-2
18:59	+2	James Karnik makes two point layup	2-2
18:48	+3	DJ Steward makes three point jump shot (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)	2-5
18:32		James Karnik misses three point jump shot
18:30		Matthew Hurt defensive rebound
18:22	+2	Mark Williams makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jeremy Roach assists)	2-7
17:53		CJ Felder offensive foul (Matthew Hurt draws the foul)
17:53		CJ Felder turnover
17:41		Matthew Hurt misses three point jump shot
17:39		Jay Heath defensive rebound
17:30		Makai Ashton-Langford misses two point jump shot
17:28		DJ Steward defensive rebound
17:22	+3	DJ Steward makes three point jump shot	2-10
17:07		Matthew Hurt shooting foul (Makai Ashton-Langford draws the foul)
17:07	+1	Makai Ashton-Langford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-10
17:07	+1	Makai Ashton-Langford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-10
16:40		Wendell Moore Jr. turnover (traveling)
16:16		Makai Ashton-Langford misses three point jump shot
16:14		CJ Felder offensive rebound
16:06		CJ Felder turnover (out of bounds)
15:41		DJ Steward misses three point jump shot
15:39		James Karnik defensive rebound
15:29	+2	Jay Heath makes two point layup	6-10
15:29		TV timeout
15:14	+3	Wendell Moore Jr. makes three point jump shot (Matthew Hurt assists)	6-13
14:56		Frederick Scott turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Goldwire steals)
14:49		Wendell Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:47		Makai Ashton-Langford defensive rebound
14:29	+2	James Karnik makes two point layup	8-13
14:08		Matthew Hurt misses three point jump shot
14:06		Makai Ashton-Langford defensive rebound
13:45		Jay Heath misses two point jump shot
13:43		Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound
13:34		Joey Baker misses three point jump shot
13:32		Matthew Hurt offensive rebound
13:22		Mark Williams misses two point alley-oop layup
13:20		Jay Heath defensive rebound
13:12	+2	Jay Heath makes two point jump shot	10-13
12:59		Wendell Moore Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jay Heath steals)
12:38		DeMarr Langford Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Wendell Moore Jr. steals)
12:30	+3	Jordan Goldwire makes three point jump shot	10-16
12:06		Frederick Scott misses three point jump shot
12:04		Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound
11:47	+2	Joey Baker makes two point jump shot (Matthew Hurt assists)	10-18
11:19		Makai Ashton-Langford misses three point jump shot
11:17		James Karnik offensive rebound
11:11		Mark Williams blocks James Karnik's two point layup
11:09		Frederick Scott offensive rebound
10:58	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point layup (Makai Ashton-Langford assists)	12-18
10:49	+2	Mark Williams makes two point jump shot	12-20
10:22		James Karnik misses two point layup
10:20		James Karnik offensive rebound
10:18		Jump ball. James Karnik vs. Matthew Hurt (Eagles gains possession)
10:18		TV timeout
10:03		CJ Felder misses three point jump shot
10:01		Kamari Williams offensive rebound
9:57		Justin Vander Baan offensive foul
9:57		Justin Vander Baan turnover
9:38		DJ Steward misses two point jump shot
9:36		Justin Vander Baan defensive rebound
9:33		Justin Vander Baan turnover (bad pass)
9:19	+3	DJ Steward makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Roach assists)	12-23
9:07		Joey Baker shooting foul (Justin Vander Baan draws the foul)
9:07	+1	Justin Vander Baan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-23
9:07	+1	Justin Vander Baan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-23
8:54		Matthew Hurt misses two point jump shot
8:52		Jay Heath defensive rebound
8:43		Jeremy Roach personal foul (Jay Heath draws the foul)
8:39		CJ Felder misses three point jump shot
8:37		Jeremy Roach defensive rebound
8:37		Makai Ashton-Langford personal foul (Jeremy Roach draws the foul)
8:18	+3	Jeremy Roach makes three point jump shot (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)	14-26
8:09		Kamari Williams misses three point jump shot
8:07		Matthew Hurt defensive rebound
7:59		Justin Vander Baan shooting foul (Mark Williams draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59		Mark Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:59	+1	Mark Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-27
7:43		CJ Felder turnover (traveling)
7:28	+2	Mark Williams makes two point dunk (DJ Steward assists)	14-29
6:56	+2	Kamari Williams makes two point jump shot	16-29
6:36		Mark Williams turnover (bad pass) (Makai Ashton-Langford steals)
6:30	+2	Makai Ashton-Langford makes two point layup	18-29
6:02		Jeremy Roach misses three point jump shot
6:00		CJ Felder defensive rebound
5:54		Makai Ashton-Langford turnover (lost ball) (Wendell Moore Jr. steals)
5:45		Wendell Moore Jr. turnover (bad pass) (CJ Felder steals)
5:35		Kamari Williams misses three point jump shot
5:33		Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound
5:26		DJ Steward misses three point jump shot
5:24		DJ Steward offensive rebound
5:19	+3	Matthew Hurt makes three point jump shot (DJ Steward assists)	18-32
5:06		Jay Heath misses two point layup
5:04		Jay Heath offensive rebound
4:58		Jay Heath misses two point jump shot
4:56		Matthew Hurt defensive rebound
4:45		Jump ball. Wendell Moore Jr. vs. CJ Felder (Blue Devils gains possession)
4:42		Joey Baker misses two point jump shot
4:40		Frederick Scott defensive rebound
4:26	+3	Frederick Scott makes three point jump shot (Jay Heath assists)	21-32
3:52	+2	DJ Steward makes two point jump shot	21-34
3:39		Frederick Scott turnover (traveling)
3:39		TV timeout
3:24		Matthew Hurt misses three point jump shot
3:22		DJ Steward offensive rebound
3:22	+2	DJ Steward makes two point putback dunk	21-37
2:56	+2	Frederick Scott makes two point jump shot	23-37
2:36	+2	Mark Williams makes two point dunk (Joey Baker assists)	23-39
2:10		DJ Steward personal foul (Kamari Williams draws the foul)
2:10		Kamari Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:10		Kamari Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:10		James Karnik offensive rebound
2:08		Matthew Hurt personal foul (James Karnik draws the foul)
1:56		CJ Felder turnover (bad pass) (Joey Baker steals)
1:30		Jump ball. DJ Steward vs. Makai Ashton-Langford (Eagles gains possession)
1:30		DJ Steward turnover (lost ball) (Makai Ashton-Langford steals)
1:18	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point layup	25-38
1:12		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
0:50		Jordan Goldwire misses three point jump shot
0:48		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
0:42		DJ Steward misses three point jump shot
0:40		James Karnik defensive rebound
0:29		Wendell Moore Jr. personal foul (DeMarr Langford Jr. draws the foul)
0:29	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-38
0:29	+1	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-38
0:29		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:26		Makai Ashton-Langford personal foul (Jeremy Roach draws the foul)
0:02	+3	Jordan Goldwire makes three point jump shot (DJ Steward assists)	27-41
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BC
Eagles
24
DUKE
Blue Devils
45

Time		Play	Score
19:39		DJ Steward misses two point hook shot
19:37		CJ Felder defensive rebound
19:27		Jay Heath turnover (lost ball) (Wendell Moore Jr. steals)
19:24		Makai Ashton-Langford shooting foul (Wendell Moore Jr. draws the foul)
19:24	+1	Wendell Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-42
19:24	+1	Wendell Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-43
19:16		Mark Williams shooting foul (Makai Ashton-Langford draws the foul)
19:16	+1	Makai Ashton-Langford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-43
19:16		Makai Ashton-Langford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:16		Matthew Hurt defensive rebound
19:00		Wendell Moore Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:58		DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound
18:46	+2	James Karnik makes two point layup (Makai Ashton-Langford assists)	30-43
18:34		Jeremy Roach turnover (bad pass)
18:19	+2	James Karnik makes two point jump shot (DeMarr Langford Jr. assists)	32-43
17:52	+2	DJ Steward makes two point jump shot	32-45
17:45		James Karnik offensive foul (Jeremy Roach draws the foul)
17:45		James Karnik turnover
17:33		DJ Steward misses three point jump shot
17:31		Eagles defensive rebound
17:20		CJ Felder misses three point jump shot
17:18		Mark Williams defensive rebound
17:10	+2	Mark Williams makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jeremy Roach assists)	32-47
16:53		Jay Heath misses two point jump shot
16:51		Makai Ashton-Langford offensive rebound
16:49		DJ Steward shooting foul (Makai Ashton-Langford draws the foul)
16:49	+1	Makai Ashton-Langford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-47
16:49	+1	Makai Ashton-Langford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-47
16:25		CJ Felder shooting foul (Matthew Hurt draws the foul)
16:25	+1	Matthew Hurt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-48
16:25	+1	Matthew Hurt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-49
16:12		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:10		DeMarr Langford Jr. offensive rebound
16:10		James Karnik offensive foul
16:10		James Karnik turnover
16:01		Wendell Moore Jr. misses two point layup
16:00		Eagles defensive rebound
16:00		TV timeout
15:39		CJ Felder misses two point jump shot
15:37		CJ Felder offensive rebound
15:36	+2	CJ Felder makes two point tip shot	36-49
15:16		DJ Steward misses three point jump shot
15:14		Matthew Hurt offensive rebound
15:09	+3	Wendell Moore Jr. makes three point jump shot (Matthew Hurt assists)	36-52
14:57		Wendell Moore Jr. personal foul (Jay Heath draws the foul)
14:41		Henry Coleman III blocks Jay Heath's two point layup
14:39		Jay Heath offensive rebound
14:37		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
14:11		Jordan Goldwire misses three point jump shot
14:09		Joey Baker offensive rebound
14:07		Joey Baker misses two point tip shot
14:05		Blue Devils offensive rebound
13:59	+2	DJ Steward makes two point jump shot	36-54
13:39	+2	CJ Felder makes two point layup	38-54
13:39		Matthew Hurt shooting foul (CJ Felder draws the foul)
13:39		CJ Felder misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:39		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
13:09	+3	Jordan Goldwire makes three point jump shot (DJ Steward assists)	38-57
12:57		DJ Steward blocks Jay Heath's two point layup
12:55		Jordan Goldwire defensive rebound
12:30	+3	Jordan Goldwire makes three point jump shot (Mark Williams assists)	38-60
12:26		Eagles 30 second timeout
12:26		TV timeout
11:58	+2	DeMarr Langford Jr. makes two point jump shot (Makai Ashton-Langford assists)	40-60
11:23	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point dunk (Jordan Goldwire assists)	40-62
10:55		Makai Ashton-Langford turnover (lost ball) (Mark Williams steals)
10:48		Joey Baker misses three point jump shot
10:46		Henry Coleman III offensive rebound
10:47		Henry Coleman III misses two point tip shot
10:47		Blue Devils offensive rebound
10:47		TV timeout
10:40	+3	Matthew Hurt makes three point jump shot (Jordan Goldwire assists)	40-65
10:24		CJ Felder misses three point jump shot
10:22		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
9:53	+2	Henry Coleman III makes two point layup (Joey Baker assists)	40-67
9:32		Henry Coleman III blocks Frederick Scott's two point jump shot
9:30		Henry Coleman III defensive rebound
9:01		Henry Coleman III misses three point jump shot
8:59		CJ Felder defensive rebound
8:49		Jeremy Roach personal foul (CJ Felder draws the foul)
8:37		CJ Felder misses three point jump shot
8:35		Jeremy Roach defensive rebound
8:20	+3	Joey Baker makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Roach assists)	40-70
8:01		Matthew Hurt shooting foul (Justin Vander Baan draws the foul)
8:01		Justin Vander Baan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:01	+1	Justin Vander Baan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-70
7:44		Wendell Moore Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Frederick Scott steals)
7:37		Jay Heath misses two point layup
7:35		Matthew Hurt defensive rebound
7:20		Wendell Moore Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:18		DeMarr Langford Jr. defensive rebound
7:08		DeMarr Langford Jr. misses two point layup
7:06		DeMarr Langford Jr. offensive rebound
7:02		DeMarr Langford Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Henry Coleman III steals)
6:51		Sam Holtze personal foul (Wendell Moore Jr. draws the foul)
6:51		TV timeout
6:44	+3	Joey Baker makes three point jump shot (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)	41-73
6:27		Justin Vander Baan turnover (bad pass) (Wendell Moore Jr. steals)
6:11		Joey Baker turnover (traveling)
5:56		DeMarr Langford Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Tape steals)
5:34		Joey Baker misses three point jump shot
5:32		Patrick Tape offensive rebound
5:28		Patrick Tape turnover (lost ball) (Frederick Scott steals)
5:12	+2	Justin Vander Baan makes two point dunk (Makai Ashton-Langford assists)	43-73
4:49	+2	Patrick Tape makes two point layup (Henry Coleman III assists)	43-75
4:33		Justin Vander Baan misses three point jump shot
4:31		Jeremy Roach defensive rebound
4:18	+3	Jeremy Roach makes three point jump shot	43-78
4:04		Frederick Scott misses three point jump shot
4:02		Jeremy Roach defensive rebound
3:49	+2	Jeremy Roach makes two point jump shot	43-80
3:35	+2	Makai Ashton-Langford makes two point dunk	45-80
3:33		Eagles 30 second timeout
3:33		TV timeout
3:12		Mike Buckmire turnover (bad pass) (DeMarr Langford Jr. steals)
3:03	+2	Kamari Williams makes two point jump shot	47-80
2:39		James Karnik personal foul (Patrick Tape draws the foul)
2:24		Jaemyn Brakefield turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Kenny steals)
2:15		Michael Savarino personal foul (Sam Holtze draws the foul)
2:15	+1	Sam Holtze makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-80
2:15	+1	Sam Holtze makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-80
2:04		Mike Buckmire misses two point layup
2:02		Keenan Worthington offensive rebound
1:53		Keenan Worthington misses two point layup
1:51		Keenan Worthington offensive rebound
1:47	+2	Keenan Worthington makes two point layup	49-82
1:42		Will Jackowitz misses three point jump shot
1:40		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
1:31	+2	Patrick Tape makes two point dunk (Michael Savarino assists)	49-84
1:16		Patrick Tape shooting foul (Jonathan draws the foul)
1:16		Jonathan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:16		Jonathan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:16		Jaemyn Brakefield defensive rebound
1:00		Will Jackowitz shooting foul (Keenan Worthington draws the foul)
1:00	+1	Keenan Worthington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-85
1:00		Keenan Worthington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:58		Eagles defensive rebound
0:50		Quinn Pemberton turnover (bad pass) (Patrick Tape steals)
0:46		Jaemyn Brakefield misses two point dunk
0:44		Michael Savarino offensive rebound
0:43		Quinn Pemberton shooting foul (Michael Savarino draws the foul)
0:43	+1	Michael Savarino makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-86
0:43		Michael Savarino misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:43		Andrew Kenny defensive rebound
0:19		Patrick Tape personal foul (Will Jackowitz draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Will Jackowitz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-86
0:19	+1	Will Jackowitz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-86
0:00		End of period

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Will Jackowitz makes regular free throw 2 of 2