There was no letdown for Duke following the emotional win over North Carolina as Miles Plumlee hauled in an amazing 22 rebounds in a 73-55 win over Maryland.

“We did a great job on the board and Miles [Plumlee] was fabulous,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “That’s the most rebounds any player has ever had that I have coached in 37 years in a ball game, and I told Miles, I have coached some pretty good players. He ends up diving for the ball, and I think for the first time in his life when he dove he threw the ball to his own team, so he was on a roll, literally and figuratively. To get 22 rebounds in a basketball game is phenomenal, just phenomenal.”

For his part, Plumlee said, “I know I have the potential to be a great asset to this team. I just have to be consistent and play strong every night, and that’s something I can do.

“Once I knew where I was, I was trying to get every single [rebound]. It wasn’t just me though. We stayed on that end of the floor for two minutes or something with the offensive boards, so the fact that everyone was rebounding with such intensity, it really sealed the game for us.

“We played with energy, we played hard, and when we do that, we’re going to play good on defense and on offense. It just showed up in the little things – we got loose balls, offensive boards, and just kind of put the game away.”