#5 Duke
58
Win
Thursday, March 1, 1979
Greensboro, N.C.
Greensboro Coliseum
Att: 15,753
Wake Forest
56
| Team | 1st | 2nd | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 31 | 27 | 58 |
| Wake Forest | 24 | 32 | 56 |
Duke
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | DR | Reb | Ast | Tov | Stl | Blk | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Jim Spanarkel | 40 | 7-11 | — | 6-9 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 43 | Mike Gminski | 36 | 6-12 | — | 5-6 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 20 | Gene Banks | 38 | 6-17 | — | 3-4 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 21 | Bob Bender | 34 | 3-5 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 33 | Kenny Dennard | 29 | 0-4 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Vince Taylor | 6 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | John Harrell | 6 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Harold Morrison | 2 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Jim Suddath | 5 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Scott Goetsch | 4 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 22-51 (43.1%) | — | 14-19 (73.7%) | — | — | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 58 | ||
Shooting by Half
| Period | FG | 3FG | FT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 13-27 (48.1%) | — | 5-5 (100.0%) |
| 2nd Half | 9-24 (37.5%) | — | 9-13 (69.2%) |
Wake Forest
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | DR | Reb | Ast | Tov | Stl | Blk | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Johnstone | 35 | 8-10 | — | 0-2 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | |
| Mike Helms | 40 | 8-12 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Guy Morgan | 40 | 5-10 | — | 2-3 | — | — | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| Frank Johnson | 38 | 4-12 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| Alvis Rogers | 38 | 2-10 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Justin Ellis | 5 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Will Singleton | 2 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Dale | 2 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 27-55 (49.1%) | — | 2-5 (40.0%) | — | — | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 56 | ||
Shooting by Half
| Period | FG | 3FG | FT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 12-26 (46.2%) | — | 0-2 (0.0%) |
| 2nd Half | 15-29 (51.7%) | — | 2-3 (66.7%) |
Miscellaneous
| Officials | Harvey\, Bishop\, Stiglanno | |