GREENSBORO, N.C. – Freshmen DJ Steward and Mark Williams scored 17 and 13 points, respectively, as 10th-seeded Duke beat Boston College, 86-51, on Tuesday in the opening round of the ACC Tournament.
Steward, Williams and fellow freshman Jeremy Roach combined for 27 of Duke's 41 first-half points. Steward scored 13 points with three of Duke's eight three-pointers and Williams was 5-of-6 from the field for 11 points.
Senior Jordan Goldwire closed the first half with a three, and he went on to hit from distance on back-to-back possessions to cap an 11-2 run that gave Duke a 22-point lead with 12:31 remaining.