No. 1 Duke Tops No. 17 Indiana 75-67 In ACC/Big Ten Challenge

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No. 1 Duke Tops No. 17 Indiana 75-67 In ACC/Big Ten Challenge

12/1/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

By: Associated Press

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Duke's J.J. Redick was more efficient than Indiana's Marco Killingsworth, and he had more help.

Redick scored 29 points and Shelden Williams added 13 before fouling out as No. 1 Duke held off No. 17 Indiana 75-67 in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday night.

Duke (6-0) is now 7-0 in the showcase event, but had to withstand an outstanding performance by Killingsworth to remain perfect. Greg Paulus also had 13 points for the Blue Devils.

Killingsworth had a career-high 34 points and 10 rebounds, and dominated the middle after getting the Blue Devils' two top interior players - Williams and Josh McRoberts - into foul trouble early in the second half.

But it wasn't enough.

It was a frantic game from the start with Duke uncharacteristically in foul trouble and committing turnovers in bunches.

The Hoosiers (3-1) took advantage in the second half, rallying from a 44-35 halftime deficit, thanks primarily to Killingsworth. His only 3 of the game sparked an 11-0 run that gave Indiana its first lead at 59-58 with 7:43 left.

Duke countered with a 9-4 surge to regain control at 67-63 with 4:43 to go, and controlled the contest after that. The Blue Devils sealed the victory by shooting 5-for-6 from the line in the last 43 seconds.

Indiana made too many mistakes. The Blue Devils broke to a 16-2 lead when the Hoosiers threw the ball away four times in the first 3:09.

The Hoosiers answered with a 16-6 run to get within 22-18, but Duke closed the half on an 8-3 run and used the late flurry to pull away.

Duke was the first non-conference team to come to Assembly Hall with the No. 1 rank and avoided a second straight upset to the Hoosiers. Indiana won the last meeting in the 2002 NCAA regional semifinals when Duke also was ranked No. 1.