Duke defeats Wake Forest 84-60

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Sophomore Matthew Hurt scored 22 points on 8-of-9 shooting, freshman DJ Steward added 16 points and Duke never trailed in its 84-60 win over Wake Forest on Wednesday night.

Junior Joey Baker hit 4 of 7 from three-point range and finished with 12 points for Duke (9-8, 7-6 ACC). Sophomore Wendell Moore Jr. scored 11 points.

Wake Forest went scoreless for nearly five minutes as Duke scored 12 consecutive points to make it 29-13 when senior Jordan Goldwire hit a three-pointer with 7:18 left in the first half, and the Blue Devils led by double figures the rest of the way.

Ody Oguama led the Demon Deacons (6-10, 3-10 ACC) with 14 points and Daivion Williamson scored 12. Ian DuBose — a graduate transfer from Houston and a Durham, N.C., native — had 10 points and eight rebounds in his first game against the Blue Devils.

Duke has won back-to-back games following a three-game skid in which the Blue Devils allowed 83.7 points per game. They held NC State to a season-low 53 points on Saturday and limited Wake Forest to just 39 percent shooting Wednesday.

The Blue Devils shot 33-of-61 (.541) from the field and 11-of-25 (.440) from beyond the arc.

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Duke welcomes Virginia to Cameron Indoor for a Saturday-night clash. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Wake Forests hosts NC State on Saturday at 2 p.m.