Coming off a tough loss, and with games against top-10 opponents looming in three of the next four games, No. 6 Duke needed a get-right game.
Wofford provided the perfect fodder Saturday.
While the Terriers struggled and struggled and struggled some more to score, the Blue Devils led by 37 points at halftime and rolled to an 86-35 win at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke (3-1) regained its footing after letting a lead get away in the final four minutes to lose, 77-72, to No. 19 Kentucky on Tuesday night in Atlanta. The Blue Devils next play at No. 9 Arizona on Friday night before facing top-ranked Kansas in Las Vegas on Nov. 26.
After a game with Seattle on Nov. 29 at Cameron Indoor, Duke plays No. 5 Auburn at home on Dec. 4.
“We’ve talked a lot about, just the process of the season,” Duke coach Jon Scheyer said, “how no matter if you win or lose, how you respond, how you come back the next game.”
Against Wofford, Duke held an opponent to the fewest points in 64 years. Not since the Blue Devils beat N.C. State, 47-34, on Jan. 9, 1960, has a Duke foe scored fewer points than Wofford produced on Saturday.
The Terriers started 3 of 23 from the field as they made only one of their first 16 3-pointers.
Duke built a 36-7 lead a little less than 15 minutes into the game and took a 51-14 halftime lead.
Duke unleashed three long scoring runs while the Terriers struggled to score, reeling off nine, 10 and 17 consecutive points in the first half.
Tyrese Proctor led Duke in scoring with 15 points while Isaiah Evans added 14 points, Caleb Foster 13 and Khaman Maluach 11 points.
While preseason All-American Cooper Flagg scored only eight points on 3-of-8 shooting, the 6-9 freshman contributed nine rebounds with six assists and three steals.
No. 1 Kansas 78, Oakland (Mich.) 57 >> AJ Storr had a season-high 16 points off the bench and three starters also reached double figures as No. 1 Kansas easily handled Oakland in Lawrence, Kan.
KJ Adams scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half, Rylan Griffen added 11 and Hunter Dickinson finished with 10. Dickinson led the Jayhawks with nine rebounds.
Kansas (4-0) pulled away methodically in the first half, leading by 22 at halftime. The Grizzlies never got closer than 18 in the second half.
No. 14 Creighton 79, Missouri-Kansas City 56 >> Freshman Jackson McAndrew scored 15 points off the bench and Ryan Kalkbrenner had 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 14 Creighton past Missouri-Kansas City in Omaha, Neb..
Isaac Traudt scored 13 points, Steven Ashworth added 11 and Arizona State transfer Jamiya Neal had his first double-double for Creighton with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
No. 16 Indiana 87, South Carolina 71 >> Myles Rice scored 17 of his 23 points in the first half and the No. 16 Hoosiers defeated the Gamecocks in Bloomington, Indiana.
Rice, a Washington State transfer, hit 7 of 10 shots including 3 of 4 from 3-point range and all six foul shots. The Hoosiers (3-0) were never seriously threatened in the second half, their smallest lead being eight points with 1:19 remaining.
Mackenzie Mgbako added 17 for Indiana.
Morris Ugusuk led the Gamecocks (2-2) with 18.
No. 25 MIssissippi 84, Colorado State 69 >> Jaylen Murray scored 16 points and No. 25 Mississippi beat Colorado State in Southaven, Miss.
Mikeal Brown-Jones scored 14 points for the Rebels (4-0), while Malik Dia and Dre Davis added 11 points apiece.
Michigan State 86, Bowling Green 72 >> Jaden Akins had 13 points, 12 rebounds and six assists to lead seven Michigan State players scoring in double figures Saturday night and the Spartans scored the final 17 points to beat the visiting Falcons.
Frankie Fiddler and Carson Cooper scored 12 points apiece for the Spartans.