Duke withstood intense pressure from Virginia Commonwealth’s “havoc” defense and only turned the ball over 8 times en route to a 9 point win in the Battle for Atlantis Semifinals. Mason Plumlee put up his 3rd double-double of the season and led Duke in scoring for the third game as well.
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