College Basketball Roundup : Ferry Scores 58 Points in Duke Win
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MIAMI — Danny Ferry broke a 37-year-old Duke record by scoring 58 points Saturday night as the top-ranked Blue Devils outgunned Miami, 117-102.
Ferry made 23 of 26 shots and broke the mark of 48 points set by former Duke and major league baseball star Dick Groat against North Carolina in February 1952.
Duke (6-0) had a 92-72 lead with 8 1/2 minutes left, but Miami (3-2) rallied, and Levertis Williams made a 4-point play in an 8-0 spurt that got the Hurricanes within 105-97 with 3 minutes left.
The Blue Devils held off the Hurricanes by sinking 10 of 12 free throws, 4 by Perry, in the final 2 1/2 minutes.
In the first half, Ferry made 15 of 17 shots and scored 34 points, one more than his previous career best set last season against Maryland. Ferry scored 15 straight Duke points in one 2 1/2-minute span in the first half.
Alaa Abdelnaby added 17 points and John Smith had 14 for Duke. Dennis Burns scored 24 points and Eric Brown had 20 for Miami.
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