Duke survived a mild mid-game scare to defeat Lafayette 88-55 Friday night to run its record to 5-0.
The loss drops the Leopards to 0-4.
Duke used a 13-0 run to jump to a 21-5 lead. But Lafayette forward Kyle Jenkins willed his team back into the game. The 6-7 sophomore hit a 2 to make it 23-12, a 3 to make it 23-15, another 3 to make it 30-20, a layup for 30-24 and another layup to make it 32-27.
He ended the first half with 15 points, hitting 6 of 9 from the field, 3 of 5 from beyond the arc.