Sun, Jan 17, 2010
8:00PM ET

Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, NC
Attendance: 9,314

TV: FSN

GAME NOTES: The eighth-ranked Duke Blue Devils go for their 13th straight home win tonight, as they host the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in ACC play at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

The Blue Devils have won 12 straight and 42 of their last 44 games at Cameron Indoor Stadium, including a 79-59 trouncing of Boston College on Wednesday. It was a nice bounce back for Duke, which was coming off a 71-67 loss at Georgia Tech. The Blue Devils are now 14-2 overall, as they have won eight of their past nine outings.

As for the Demon Deacons, three of their last four games have gone to overtime, including an 85-83 nipping of Maryland on Tuesday. Wake won all three of those overtime games and it has won eight of nine games overall. Now at 12-3 overall, the Demon Deacons return to the road, where they have gone a respectable 4-2 thus far.

With regard to the all-time series, Duke holds a 156-77 advantage over Wake Forest and the Blue Devils have won the last 11 meetings at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Ishmael Smith's floater with 20 seconds left in overtime gave Wake an 85-83 lead and the Deacons would survive a pair of late three-point attempts by Maryland for the victory on Tuesday. Smith finished the game with 16 points and eight assists, while Al-Farouq Aminu notched a double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds. It was the 10th double-double of the campaign for Aminu, who tops the roster in scoring (17.3 ppg) and rebounding (11.7 rpg) on the season. Smith adds 13.0 ppg and he has been in charge of setting up Aminu and company, dishing out a team-high 6.0 apg. C.J. Harris chips in with 12.1 ppg for Wake, which is netting 77.3 ppg and outrebounding foes by 6.9 rpg.

Duke open the second half with a 16-2 run, as it ran away from Boston College for a 79-59 win on Wednesday. The Blue Devils, who led just 38-35 at the half, converted 22-of-27 free-throw attempts and dominated the boards, 40-27. Nolan Smith led the way with 24 points and three steals, while Kyle Singler registered a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Jon Scheyer tacked on 12 points and four assists and he continues to lead the team in both departments for the season, averaging 19.6 ppg and 6.0 apg. Smith is another scoring threat at 18.2 ppg, and Singler adds 15.4 ppg and a team-best 7.3 rpg to the mix. As a team, Duke is scoring a hardy 84.3 ppg, while outrebounding opponents by 7.3 rpg.

The Blue Devils are always tough at home and they should be able to continue their winning ways behind the trio of Scheyer, Smith and Singler.