DUKE BLUE DEVILS

Duke Blue Devils

Duke Blue Devils VS. Furman Paladins

Recap: Duke vs. Furman

Durham, NC (SportsNetwork.com) - Jahlil Okafor scored 24 points to lead the fourth-ranked Duke Blue Devils to a 93-54 win over Furman at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Amile Jefferson posted 16 points and 12 rebounds and Matt Jones finished with 13 points on 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc for Duke (6-0).

"Our guys played hard for 40 minutes and played unselfishly," Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski said.

Kendrec Ferrara paced the Paladins (1-3) with 13 points and Stephen Croone added 12.

Justise Winslow and Jefferson combined for nine points over the first five minutes as Duke jumped out to a 13-0 lead. Kris Acox quelled the blitz for a brief moment, but Okafor and Rasheed Sulaimon converted baskets and the lead reached 15 prior to the second media timeout.

Daniel Fowler and William Gates each knocked down a 3-pointer around an Okafor layup, then Jones capped a quick 10-0 run with a pair of triples to make it a 29-8 game with just under 8 1/2 minutes left in the half.

Grayson Allen's 3 with a few seconds left on the clock staked the Blue Devils to a 50-22 edge at the break.

Sulaimon's 3-pointer made it 74-32 with 11 1/2 minutes to play in the second and the lead reached as many as 43 late in the half.