Nov. 30, 2005

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Duke's J.J. Redick was more efficient than Indiana's Marco Killingsworth, and he had more help.

Redick scored 29 points and Shelden Williams added 13 before fouling out as No. 1 Duke held off No. 17 Indiana 75-67 in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday night.

Duke (6-0) is now 7-0 in the showcase event, but had to withstand an outstanding performance by Killingsworth - and a hostile Indiana crowd - to remain perfect.

Killingsworth was almost unstoppable for the Hoosiers (3-1). He scored a career-high 34 points in 34 minutes, was 15-of-20 from the field, had 10 rebounds and two blocks and single-handedly got the Blue Devils' two top interior players - Williams and Josh McRoberts - into foul trouble early in the second half. He even hit a 3-pointer during an 11-0 run that gave Indiana its first lead of the game at 59-58.

But it wasn't enough against Redick, who hit 10-of-17 shots including four 3-pointers and stabilized the Blue Devils when the game was slipping away in the final 10 minutes.

"J.J. just refuses to lose," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. "He's one of the amazing players to play at Duke. That kid is really tough."

It was a wild scene.

Indiana students painted their faces and bodies, bounced up and down like the Cameron Crazies and turned Assembly Hall, at the urging of the athletic department, into a sea of white rather than its usual red.

Celebrities ranging from Jerry West to Edgerrin James attended. Colts president Bill Polian was there, too.

And the crowd was primed for an upset. Chants began more than 20 minutes before tip-off and one sign read "No White, No Knight, No Problem," a reference to Indiana's injured forward, D.J. White, and the Hoosiers' former coach.

Krzyzewski called it the loudest atmosphere he'd experienced, aside from Cameron Indoor Stadium, when Indiana took the lead with 7:43 to go on Killingsworth's one-handed dunk.

"A lot of teams will lose at that point, but I thought our kids were stronger," he said. "We went down on three straight exchanges and our two seniors, Redick and Williams, scored on each of those possessions."

But it almost didn't turn out the way Krzyzewski expected.

The frantic pace put Duke in uncharacteristic foul trouble and the Blue Devils committed 19 turnovers.

The Hoosiers took advantage in the second half, rallying from a 44-35 halftime deficit, thanks primarily to Killingsworth, whose 3 sparked the 11-0 run.

Duke countered with a 9-4 surge to regain control at 67-63 with 4:43 to go, and dictated the contest after that. The Blue Devils sealed the victory by shooting 5-for-6 from the line in the last 43 seconds.

Indiana made too many mistakes. The Blue Devils broke to a 16-2 lead when the Hoosiers threw the ball away four times in the first 3:09.

The Hoosiers answered with a 16-6 run to get within 22-18, but Duke closed the half on an 8-3 run and used the late flurry to pull away.

Duke was the first nonconference team to come to Assembly Hall with the No. 1 rank and avoided a second straight upset to the Hoosiers. Indiana won the last meeting in the 2002 NCAA regional semifinals when Duke also was ranked No. 1.

Both teams played short-handed.

The Hoosiers were missing White, last year's Big Ten freshman of the year, who is out with a broken left foot.

Duke played without starting guard DeMarcus Nelson, who had surgery to repair a fractured right ankle. Nelson is expected to miss six to eight weeks.

The Blue Devils avoided were the first nonconference team to come to Assembly Hall with the No. 1 rank and avoided a second straight upset to the Hoosiers. Indiana won the last meeting in the 2002 regional semifinals when Duke also was ranked No. 1.

Indiana coach Mike Davis now must wait until Saturday for another chance at his 100th career win.