Duke melts down in last five minutes, loses to Wake

dukelogoWake Forest, losers in eight of its previous nine games, upset Duke on the Deacons’ final home game,

Duke melted down in the last six minutes or so as the Blue Devils went five of those minutes without scoring a field goal. Wake Forest went on a 17-0 run that saw the Deacs go from seven down to 10 ahead at 76-66.

During one stretch late Duke turned the ball over four times, missed four threes and missed a layup.

Wake Forest was led by sophomore Tyler Cavanaugh with 20 points while senior Travis McKie scored 19. Jabari Parker, who was saddled with foul trouble, led Duke with 19 points.

Duke concludes the regular season Saturday night by hosting UNC. The Blue Devils need a win to tie the Tar Heels for third place.

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