No. 6 Duke 81, Miami 74

Published Feb. 17, 2010 9:17 p.m. ET

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Kyle Singler scored 22 points and No. 6-ranked Duke used smothering defense to rally from a 12-point halftime deficit and beat the Miami Hurricanes 81-74 on Wednesday night.

Jon Scheyer missed his first nine shots and Nolan Smith missed his first six for the Blue Devils, who shot 31 percent in the opening half to fall behind 37-25. But 22 turnovers doomed the Hurricanes, who attempted only 45 shots to 60 for Duke.

Duke outscored Miami 29-9 to start the second half.

The Blue Devils (22-4, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) increased their league lead with their fifth win in a row. Miami (17-9, 3-9) lost for only the second time in 13 home games.

Despite their poor starts, Smith finished with 21 points for Duke, and Scheyer scored 15. Dwayne Collins scored 21 for Miami, and Durand Scott had 19.