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DUKE-VIRGINIA TECH

Rivers leads No. 7 Duke past Virginia Tech, 75-60

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Austin Rivers scored 18 points, Ryan Kelly had 15, and No. 7 Duke used a late first-half run to open a double-digit lead it never relinquished in a 75-60 victory against Virginia Tech on Thursday night.

Kelly had seven points in the 13-2 spurt that helped the Blue Devils (19-3, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) pull away. Rivers hit a 3-pointer, and Kelly scored the last five in a 10-0 burst in the second half when Duke extended its lead to 62-40 with 11:19 remaining.

Seth Curry added 11 points, and Mason Plumlee had 10 for Duke.

The loss was the seventh in eight games for Virginia Tech (12-10, 1-6). Five of the previous losses were by four points or fewer, but the Blue Devils left nothing to chance in avenging a 64-60 loss at Cassell Coliseum last February.

Erick Green led Virginia Tech with 17 points, and Victory Davila tied his career high with 16.

BOBCATS-HENDERSON

AP Source: Bobcats' Henderson to miss 2-4 weeks

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) A person familiar with the situation says Bobcats guard/forward Gerald Henderson will miss two-to-four weeks with a strained right hamstring.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity Thursday because the team has not publicly announced the injury.

It's the same injury that has sidelined Bobcats forward Corey Maggette for the last 15 games.

Henderson, who is averaging 15 points and 4.4 rebounds this season, suffered the injury in the third quarter of Wednesday night's 112-68 loss to Portland. He left the game and did not return.

Matt Carroll could start in Henderson's absence.

The Bobcats are also without starting point guard D.J. Augustin.

Charlotte (3-20) plays at Phoenix on Saturday night, the third of a four-game trip.

COLL OF CHARLESTON-ELON

Elon squanders lead, edges Charleston 99-98 in 2OT

ELON, N.C. (AP) Lucas Troutman scored 26 points and Jack Isenbarger 25 as Elon edged College of Charleston 99-98 in double overtime Thursday night after losing a big lead.

The Phoenix (11-10, 6-4 Southern Conference) shot 67.9 percent (19 of 28) en route to a 51-34 halftime lead.

Elon still led 76-67 with 3:08 left in regulation after a layup by Troutman, but the Cougars (13-10, 5-7) ran off nine unanswered points, tying it on Andrew Lawrence's layup with 22 seconds left.

After baskets by Antwaine Wiggins and Trent Wiedeman brought Charleston back from a four-point deficit to end the first overtime at 82-82, the Phoenix made 11 of 12 free throws in the second and built a 99-95 lead. A 3-pointer by Lawrence brought Charleston within a point, but he missed a jumper with 1 second left.

Lawrence scored 32 points and Wiedeman had 17 points and 17 rebounds for Charleston.

HURRICANES-BRUINS

Ward's shutout completes Canes sweep of Bruins

BOSTON (AP) Cam Ward made 47 saves 22 in the first period and 20 in the third Brandon Sutter had a goal and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes finished their first season-sweep of the Boston Bruins with a 3-0 victory on Thursday night.

The Hurricanes, who won all four meetings with the Bruins, are 15-25-9 against the rest of the NHL and are last in the Eastern Conference. Carolina outscored Boston 14-5 in the season sweep, the franchise's first over Boston, dating to the days when the team was the Hartford Whalers.

Eric Staal scored in the first period, Tuomo Ruutu converted Sutter's rebound in the second, and Sutter added a goal 3:13 into the third.

Ward, 11-11-2 against the Bruins, posted his third shutout of the season and 19th of his NHL career including three over Boston.