PITTSBURGH (AP) \u2014 Isiah Evans scored 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including 5 for 6 on 3-pointers, and No. 4 Duke pulled away in the second half to defeat Pittsburgh 70-54 on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Cameron Boozer added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils, and Caleb Foster had 14 points and eight boards. <\/p>\n
Duke (22-2, 11-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) bounced back from a buzzer-beating loss to archrival North Carolina on Saturday that ended the Blue Devils\u2019 10-game winning streak. Duke blew a 15-point lead in the second half of that one and allowed the last nine points.<\/p>\n
There were six lead changes and five ties in the first half before Duke scored seven straight points to take a 35-29 halftime lead. The Blue Devils then scored the first five points of the second period to make it a 12-0 run and extend their advantage to 40-29.<\/p>\n
Pitt (9-16, 2-10) lost for the 10th time in 12 games. Roman Siulepa led the Panthers with 19 points and Barry Dunning Jr. scored 17, including 13 in the first half.<\/p>\n
Brandin Cummings, Pitt\u2019s leading scorer, missed his third straight game with an ankle injury. Cummings is averaging 12.5 points per game for a team that entered 302nd in the nation in scoring (70.8 ppg).<\/p>\n
Duke shot 57.4% from the field compared to Pitt\u2019s 35.8% and held a 34-22 rebounding advantage.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\tUp next<\/p>\n
Duke hosts No. 20 Clemson on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh visits No. 11 North Carolina on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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