The Duke Blue Devils held just a six point lead at halftime over the Tennessee Volunteers and never surrendered it. The Blue Devils trailed only twice in the first half, but thanks to back to back three-pointers by guard Austin Rivers, Duke was able to take over and lead at halftime.
No. 6 Duke vs. Tennessee: Blue Devils And Austin Rivers Drop The Volunteers 77-67
The Tennessee Volunteers couldn’t find anything from the three point line in their 77-67 defeat to the Duke Blue Devils in the 2011 Maui Invitational.
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In the second half, Duke never surrendered the lead and the Vols had trouble containing Rivers and and guard Seth Curry. Rivers ended the night with 18 points, while Curry and forward Ryan Kelly both finished up with 17 points each. For the Vols, forward Jeronne Maymon had a nice night with 14 points and 12 rebounds, but the Vols offense just couldn't score enough points. The Vols didn't hit a single three point shot all game long, going 0-8 on the 77-67 defeat.
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