GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Luke Kennard scored 21 points in the fifth-ranked Blue Devils' 72-61 victory over Elon on Wednesday night.
Duke (12-1) trailed 35-34 at halftime before rallying for its 10th straight win in its final game before starting Atlantic Coast Conference play.
Brian Dawkins scored 18 points for the Phoenix (7-5).
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Duke: Freshman Jayson Tatum looked sharp from the start with 18 points.
Elon: The Phoenix had plenty of reason to feel good about much of the game. Elon shot just 39 percent in the first half but went 7 of 14 from 3-point range to lead at halftime, then kept hanging around for much of the second half before Duke finally began to stretch its lead as the game went on.