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Sunday, December 31
Durham, N.C.
1 p.m.
Duke University
70
vs
51
San Jose State
McRoberts' Double-Double Leads Duke Past San Jose State, 70-51
12/31/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Josh McRoberts scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds as No. 5 Duke recovered from a sluggish start to beat San Jose State 70-51 on Sunday.
DeMarcus Nelson added 13 points and Greg Paulus had 12 for the Blue Devils (12-1), who won their eighth straight and extended the nation's longest nonconference home winning streak to 50 games.
Duke struggled for much of the game against the Spartans (1-11), who lost their 12th straight against ranked teams.
The Blue Devils went almost eight minutes without a field goal in San Jose State's 11-0 run that bridged both halves and got the Spartans within 36-33.
But the 6-foot-10 McRoberts ignited a 24-7 run by hitting only the seventh 3-pointer of his career. Paulus added two 3s during the spurt and Nelson's dunk with just over seven minutes left made it 61-40.
Carlton Spencer scored 11 points for the Spartans, but twice had to leave the game with cramps during Duke's decisive run. It was Carlton's second game of the season after an academic suspension.
No other player scored in double figures for San Jose State, which shot 33 percent and struggled to defend McRoberts in the paint as it fell to 0-8 on the road.
The Blue Devils, who came in averaging only 68.5 points per game, continued to struggle on offense. After taking a 34-18 lead on Nelson's two free throws with 6:14 left, Duke was held scoreless the rest of the first half.
The Blue Devils missed uncontested shots, free throws and layups and committed three turnovers during the drought, allowing the San Jose State to get within 34-26 on Devonte Thomas' jumper with just over a minute left.
But Duke recovered in its second-to-last tuneup before Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference opener against Virginia Tech. The Blue Devils host Temple on Tuesday.
It was a rough 24 hours for the Spartans, who are on a 6,460-mile, three-game trip that includes visits to Western Athletic Conference foes Louisiana Tech and New Mexico State. The team's luggage didn't arrive with them to Durham on Saturday and they weren't able to practice. Their sneakers and uniforms finally arrived late Saturday night.
Duke freshman Lance Thomas missed the game after spraining an ankle last week in practice.
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