DURHAM, N.C. _ No. 2 Duke so dominated Central Arkansas it scored 19 consecutive points in one stretch and went four deep into its bench rotation.
And that was just in the game's first 10 minutes Tuesday night.
The Blue Devils led by as many as 41 points in the game's first half on the way to an easy 105-54 nonconference basketball win at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Freshmen Vernon Carey Jr., and Matthew Hurt, Duke's two highest-rated incoming recruits this season, each tallied season-high point totals. Hurt, the 6-9 forward who was out of the starting lineup for the first time this season, finished with 19 points on 7 of 11 shooting for the Blue Devils (3-0).
Carey reached season highs in points (17) and rebounds (10).
Fellow freshmen Cassius Stanley (13) and Wendell Moore, Jr., (10) also scored in double figures. Javin DeLaurier scored 11 and Alex O'Connell 10 for Duke, which shot 56.8% and made a season-best 50% of its 3-pointers (9 of 18).
Central Arkansas (1-3) shot 35% and committed 21 turnovers. The Bears finished 3 of 15 on 3-pointers.
