DURHAM, N.C.- The University of Portland men's basketball team was physically outmanned at every position on the floor and Duke University's defensive attack controlled the game, handing the Pilots an 84-43 loss at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The loss ends Portland's five-game win streak and the Pilots move to 5-2 overall. The Blue Devils extend the nation's home win streak to 31 and improve to 6-1 on the season.

Duke was able to slow the tempo of Portland's fast-paced offense and exploited the Pilots' weaknesses down low in the paint early on. Duke held Portland to just one field goal in the Pilots' first 18 attempts through the first 14 minutes of the game.

Donald Wilson opened Portland's scoring at the 16 minute mark on an attempted cram. Wilson was hammered by Shavlik Randolph and converted two free-throws, but the Blue Devils opened up an early 23-4 lead off hot shooting and a defensive edge. Duke's Shelden Williams stopped Portland down low, rejecting the Pilots six times before the break. Freshman Luol Deng led all players with 11 points and six rebounds in the first half.

The Pilots shot just 10 percent (3-28) in the first half, while Duke shot a solid 50 percent (16-32). Duke limited the Pilots to just 12 points in the first half, marking the ninth lowest point total allowed in a half by the Blue Devils since 1955.

After the break, Portland played a much better second half. They were outscored 44-31, but shot 50 percent (6-12) from three-point range and 12-34 from the field. Portland's low score in the first half hindered any hopes for a comeback and for the game, the Blue Devils forced 19 turnovers and gained a 19-6 advantage in points off turnovers. Duke also had the edge in bench points (43-15) and points in the paint (40-16). Portland held the advantage on the offensive glass, 15-14, but was out-rebounded 48-39 overall.

Down the stretch, Portland hit five of their seven treys in the last six minutes of the game, never giving up even if the game was out of reach.

"I told Coach Krzyzewski after the game that was probably the best defense I've ever seen and I know it's the best defense my players have ever seen," said Head Coach Michael Holton. "I thought they suffocated us from the opening tip. We were never able to get on track or find any type of rhythm. I give all the credit to their defense and their intensity. They were a great basketball team tonight."

For the game, Pooh Jeter led Portland with 10 points, tying a career-best for rebounds with six. All of Adam Quick's eight points came in the second half as he connected on 3-of-7 from the floor and 2-of-4 from three-point range. Donald Wilson and Casey Frandsen each totaled six points for the Pilots. On the night, Portland shot a meager 24 percent (15-62) from the field, 39 percent (7-18) from behind the arc and 60 percent (6-10) from the free-throw line.

Three Duke players stepped up for double-figure scoring in the game. Deng led all players with 15 points and nine rebounds, while J.J. Redick and Sean Dockery had 11 points each. Randolph ended the night with nine points and nine rebounds. Williams led all players with six blocked shots. As a team, Duke shot 49 percent (32-65) from the floor, 27 percent (6-22) from three-point range and 61 percent (14-23) from the charity stripe.

"The energy was good for us tonight," said Head Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski. "Portland is a really good three-point shooting team and we did a good job of holding them down tonight. Our big guys did a good job of trapping the ball screen and we had good communication overall. To be quite frank, I was really concerned coming into this game because they beat Oregon State at Oregon State, New Mexico at New Mexico. And they really took it to Nevada and Nevada had played so well against Connecticut. I think they put together some good wins in a tough schedule and we're fortunate that we played as well as we did and were able to take away their strength throughout the game."

The Pilots head to Ogden, Utah for an 8:05 (MT) tip-off with Weber State on Tues., Dec. 16 at the Dee Events Center.