DURHAM, N.C. (REUTERS) — This Hall of Fame match-up between Mike Krzyzewski and John Chaney was one-sided.
Top-ranked Duke (7-0) got 26 points from Jason Williams and 24 from Mike Dunleavy as the Blue Devils rolled over Temple 82-57 Wednesday night.
Temple has played a brutal schedule so far, splitting six games against teams who made the NCAA tournament a season ago.
Temple’s Lynn Greer, coming off a 47-point game against Wisconsin two days ago, was hawked all night by Chris Duhon or Dahntay Jones and finished with 22 points on 8-for-23 shooting.
The 6-foot-2 guard missed his first five shots before making a reverse layup with 8:18 left in the first half. But by that time the Blue Devils were well on their way to their 17th straight victory.
Williams and Dunleavy also had 10 rebounds each, while Duhon matched his career high with 11 assists.
The game featured recent Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Krzyzewski and Chaney — two coaches who have combined for 1,272 wins and 12 league championships.
But Chaney’s famous zone was shredded by the Blue Devils, who came into the game out of sync offensively and shooting just 30.5 percent from 3-point range.
But in this one Duke passed the ball crisply around the perimeter until a wide open shot was available, making a season-high 13 3-pointers.
Krzyzewski and Chaney were honored in front of the Cameron Indoor Stadium crowd prior to the start. The two hugged on Coach K Court, Chaney kissed Krzyzewski on the side of his cheek and then wiped tears away as he returned to his huddle after the emotional exchange.
But Temple fell behind 10-0 out of the gate and never got closer than nine the rest of the way.
Williams got off to a fast start, hitting four long-range shots in the opening 6:23 as Duke bolted to a 13-point lead.
Williams and Dunleavy combined for 33 of Duke’s 41 first-half points, and then Williams helped the Blue Devils increase their 13-point margin to 18 in the opening 3:54 of the second with two 3-pointers.
Temple went its second straight game without 6-10 senior Kevin Lyde, who is nursing a sore ankle. His replacement, Brian Polk, added 20 points for the Owls.
