DURHAM, N.C. _ At this point, it appears Stetson will be the worst team No. 3 Duke will face this season.
The Blue Devils certainly helped the Hatters live down to their Ken Pomeroy rating of 338 out of 353 Division I teams on Saturday night.
The Blue Devils scored 17 consecutive points with a flurry of steals, layups and dunks during one impressive first-half stretch, building a 34-point halftime lead on the way to a 113-49 nonconference basketball win at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Freshman stars Zion Williamson, R.J. Barrett and Cam Reddish all reached double-figures in scoring over the game's first 20 minutes.
Nestled within the lopsided win was Barrett's terrific all-around performance. While playing just 17 minutes, Barrett produced 26 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals.
No Duke player had ever reached 25 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals in a game.
Reddish scored 23 points in 22 minutes, making four of nine 3-pointers along the way. Williamson finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and a team-best five steals in only 18 minutes of play.
Freshman point guard Tre Jones didn't score while playing only 15 minutes. He did have seven assists to tie Barrett for the team lead.
Stetson (1-8) saw its losing streak reach eight games. The Hatters' only win is a 116-66 decision on Nov. 7 over Johnson (Fla.), a National Christian College Athletics Association Division II team.
No one expected the Hatters to challenge Duke, with its roster full of future NBA players.
The Hatters held tough for nearly five minutes, making five of their first seven shots (71.4 percent) to lead 12-11 with 15:21 left in the first half. Duke had settled for six 3-point attempts at that point, making just one.
But the Blue Devils (7-1) began to pound the ball inside and fire up its transition game by forcing turnovers. That's when Duke reeled off a 17-0 run to take control.
Williamson started it with a free throw and when he missed the second shot, Javin DeLaurier grabbed an offensive rebound and got the ball to Williamson for a layup.
Williamson then scored inside and on a bank shot. His personal scoring run of seven points was interrupted by a DeLaurier dunk and Reddish added two free throws after being fouled on a fast break.
In a span of 2:09, Duke had scored 11 consecutive points.
The Blue Devils weren't done.
A pair of Jordan Goldwire layups and Marques Bolden's dunk in transition pushed Duke's lead to 28-12.
The Blue Devils shot 59.5 percent in the first half to take complete control, making nine dunks and eight layups.
Duke finished at 57.7 percent from the field, a season high. Duke's previous best shooting percentage was 54.4 percent while blasting Kentucky 118-84 on Nov. 6.
Even Duke reserves Alex O'Connell (13 points), Justin Robinson (13 points) and DeLaurier (10 points) reached double-figures in scoring.
Stetson shot 32 percent and committed 27 turnovers.
